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New Delhi, November 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tribute to former PM Indira Gandhi on the occasion of her birth anniversary.
“Tributes to former Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi on the occasion of her birth anniversary,” PM Modi said on his social media platform X.
Indira Gandhi was born on this day in 1917 in a distinguished political family. She was the daughter of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. His early education took place at prestigious institutions such as the École Nouvelle in Beaux, Switzerland; École Internationale in Geneva; Students have their own schools in Poona and Bombay; Badminton School in Bristol; and Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan. He later attended Somerville College, Oxford. Over the years, he has received honorary doctorate degrees from several universities around the world, as well as a citation from Columbia University.
Indira Gandhi joined the freedom struggle from a young age. As a child, he founded the Bal Charkha Sangh and later, in 1930, founded the Vanar Sena, a group of children dedicated to aiding the Congress Party during the Non-Cooperation Movement. He was jailed in September 1942 for his role in the Quit India Movement. In 1947, he worked in the riot-affected areas of Delhi under the guidance of Mahatma Gandhi and provided relief and assistance to the victims of communal violence.
On March 26, 1942, she married Feroze Gandhi, with whom she had two sons. As she advanced through the organizational levels of the Congress Party, her political responsibilities continued to increase. She became a member of the Congress Working Committee and the Central Election Committee of the party in 1955. In 1958 she joined the Central Parliamentary Board of the Congress. She also served as President of the National Unity Council of the AICC, President of the All India Youth Congress and head of the Women’s Department of the AICC. Indira Gandhi became President of the Indian National Congress in 1959 and held the position until 1960 and again until January 1978.
His ministerial career began when he served as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 1964 to 1966. She became the Prime Minister of India in January 1966 and held the position until March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984. During his tenure, he held several key portfolios simultaneously, including Minister of Atomic Energy, Foreign Minister from 1967 to 1977. She was the Home Minister from 1967 to 1969, Home Minister from 1970 to 1973 and Space Minister from 1972 to 1977. In January 1980, she became the chairperson of the Planning Commission.
Indira Gandhi served as a Rajya Sabha member from 1964 to 1967, before being elected to the Lok Sabha in the fourth, fifth and sixth general elections. In January 1980, he won from both Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh and Medak in Andhra Pradesh, ultimately choosing to retain the Medak seat. She was also the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party from 1967 to 1977 and again till 1980.
His achievements have earned him several national and international honours, including the Bharat Ratna in 1972, the Mexican Academy Award for the Liberation of Bangladesh, the Second Annual Medal of the FAO and the Sahitya Vachaspati Award. Internationally, he received the Mother’s Award in the United States, Italy’s Isabella D’Este Award for Diplomacy, and Yale University’s Howland Memorial Prize.
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