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Pranay Gupte chronicles the life of Indira Gandhi, India's first and only female prime minister, from her childhood in a politically active family to her tenure marked by attempts to steer the country toward modernization and nonalignment. The account examines her leadership amid tensions with Pakistan and internal challenges, culminating in her 1984 assassination.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Political Biography
Authors: Pranay Gupte
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