Indira Gandhi (Paperback)  | Released: 21 Jan 2013

Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India for over sixteen years, was a brave freedom fighter and a passionate patriot, deeply committed to the honour and integrity of India. She was also a devoted mother and grandmother, who was great fun to be with-- she loved books, nature, art, sports and puzzles. Born into the illustrious Nehru family in Allahabad, Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was educated at Santiniketan, Geneva and Oxford, and was determined since her childhood to serve the people of India. This biography, with a foreword by Rajiv Gandhi, and illustrated with rare photographs, portrays very simply but eloquently the life of the ‘Iron Lady of India’ from her birth on 19 November 1917 to her assassination on 31 October 1984. About The Author: H.Y. Sharada Prasad was media advisor to both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, serving in the Prime Minister’s Office from 1966–1978, and then again from 1980–1988. Educated at Mysore University and jailed during the Quit India Movement, he began his professional life as a journalist. His other works include Rashtrapati Bhavan: The Story of the President’s House and Exploring Karnataka; besides a large number of translations and anthologies. He also edited the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru. H.Y. Sharada Prasad was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 2001. He passed away in 2008