Indira Gandhi was born on 19 November, 1917, in Allahabad. In the year 1926, her mother Kamla Nehru fell seriously sick. She was taken to Europe for treatment. Indira also went along with her mother.
After coming back to India she formed a children’s army called ‘Vanar Sena’ and instigated the spirit of patriotism amongst the children. Indira’s father Jawaharlal Nehru had great influence on her. She studied in famed ‘Shanti Niketan’. She got married to Mr. Feroze Gandhi in the year 1942.
In the year 1966, Indira Gandhi was appointed as the First Woman Prime Minister of India after the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri. Indira Gandhi faced many harsh realities in her life, including the death of her beloved son Sanjay Gandhi. She was shot dead by her own bodyguards on 31 October 1984.
She lived for her nation and died for her nation.
