Book Description

This biography of a great person is an adventurous academic venture. The present book is devoted to the great personality of Indira Gandhi, who was the Prime Minister of India for several consecutive terms and for the last term until her assassination — a total of fifteen years. She was India's first and to date the only, female prime minister. Her greatest achievement was that she led the nation to the decisive victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. This comprehensive Biography, in an interesting manner, has culminated into an exhaustive work on the subject. Beyond normal parameters, it is bound to serve all its users. I am indebted to all scholars, authors and compilers, whose valuable contributions, I have benefited from while preparing this book. I am also thankful to the publishers and website operators, whose works, I have referred to, during the compilation of this book. And last but not the least, the undersigned expresses wholehearted gratitude to all the associates, who extended their full cooperation in shaping and finalizing this project. This book is destined to be acknowledged by all academic circles. Enlightening comments and suggestive remarks are solicited very cordially. This book is an exclusive, compact and comprehensive account of the above-mentioned great life, which is bound to attract the attention of scholars, researchers, students and of course, the general readers. Contents:- • The Profile • A Great Life • Making of a Leader • Prime Minister of India • Versatile Personality • Treasure of Thoughts • The Indira Cult • Quotable Quotes