A recognized woman who defended all Indian population, its economic grew up and she looked for their rights.

1. INDIRA PRIVADARSHINI HANDY´S
BIOGRAPHY

2. Father: Jawaharlal
Nehru and her
mother was
Kamala Nehru.
Born: 19th November 1917
Birthplace: Allahabad, India
Rajiv Gandhi
(1944-1991) succeeded
her as India's prime
minister in 1984. Rajiv
was killed by a bomb
in 1991
FAMILY LIFE
She became involved in
the Indian Independence
movement. In 1950s
Her son Sanjay
Gandhi (1946-1980)
Minister of Information
and Broadcasting. (1964)
Prime Minister in 1966-
1977 and 1980-1984
She stablished major
reforms, including a strict
population-control program.
Special agricultural
innovation programs
A national nuclear
program was started by
Gandhi in 1967,
On 31 October 1984, two of Gandhi's Sikh
bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh,
assassinated her with their service weapons in
the garden of the Prime Minister's residence.
She married Feroze
Gandhi (1942-60)
PROFESSIONAL LIFE
Her son Sanjay
Gandhi (1946-
1980) before he
was killed in an
airplane
She studie In India at
Oxford University
The Indira Awaas Yojana, a
programme of the central government
to provide low-cost housing to rural
poor, is named after her.
The Green
Revolution

3. INDIRA GANDHI´S QUOTES
"Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave."
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."
"Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning."
"Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every
drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to
make it strong and dynamic."
"You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly
alive in repose."
"There are two kinds of people: Those who do the work and those who
take the credit. Try to be in the first group because there is less
competition there."

5. INDIRA GANDHI
woman who was the first Prime Minister in India, and
an influential leader; in a prevalently male-
dominated society, Indira Gandhi is a symbol of
feminism in India. As per economic surveys, when
Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister, 65% of the
country's population was below the poverty line, and
when her regime ended in 1984, this figure was 45%.
During her rule, food production increased by 25%.
Literacy also increased in India by 30%.