Conservation & Society, Vol. 7, No. 4 (2009), pp. 299-312 (14 pages) Indira Gandhi’s life (1917–1984) spanned much of the twentieth century. She was Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy for ...

After Independence, as India took baby steps towards democracy, it was through One Nation, One Election in 1951-52. Elections for state assemblies were held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha election.

Akerkar’s research included Katherine Frank’s biography Indira and videos of Gandhi’s speeches. “I kind of got the cadence of her voice – she talked in a very high-pitched kind of voice ...

A landmark Federal Court decision in 2018 ruled in Indira Gandhi’s favour, declaring the unilateral conversion of her three children to Islam by her ex-husband null and void. Indira Gandhi ...

Cards are laid quickly on the table. Ambition is said to take root in Indira Gandhi right from her childhood. She is drawn into the “battle for satta (power)” to avenge the mistreatment and ...

Former US President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger infamously called former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi an ‘old witch’. This was shortly after a taped ...