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Indira Gandhi

1917–1984

Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) was the first and only female Prime Minister of India, serving from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination. She was a central figure in Indian politics, known for her authoritarian tendencies during the Emergency (1975–1977) and her role in the Bangladesh Liberation War. Her legacy is complex, marked by both progressive social reforms and controversial centralization of power.

History

The Years of Challenge: Selected Speeches of Indira Gandhi (1966–1969)
The Years of Endeavour: Selected Speeches of Indira Gandhi (1969–1972)
The Years of Fulfilment: Selected Speeches of Indira Gandhi (1972–1975)
Indira Gandhi: Letters to an American Friend (correspondence with Dorothy Norman)
My Truth (autobiographical interviews with Emmanuel Pouchpadass)
The Emergency: A Personal Account (posthumously published reflections)
Speech at the Congress Centenary Session, Bombay, 1985
Interview with Oriana Fallaci, 1972
Address to the United Nations, 1971
Broadcast to the Nation during the Emergency, 1975

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