01779nam a22002777a 4500 20250705151443.0 250705b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780670086122 Purchased Prism Books, Kadavanthara English 923.2 SRI/IN Srinath Raghavan INDIRA GANDHI AND YEARS THAT TRANSFORMED INDIA 1 Haryana Allen Lane - Penguin Books 2025 367 Exploring Indira Gandhi’s Political Journey and the Shaping of Postcolonial India Indira Gandhi’s ascent as prime minister of India in 1966 was entirely unforeseen. But she soon emerged as one of the most powerful political leaders of her times, who transformed the world’s largest democracy. She served as prime minister for a remarkable fifteen years, leaving behind a complex and deeply controversial legacy. In this fascinating account, Srinath Raghavan tells the story of Indira Gandhi’s political career and the momentous changes that India experienced under her leadership. From her tentative start in high office to her remarkable electoral victories, the dark days of the Emergency of 1975–77, and her assassination at the hands of her bodyguards in 1984, Raghavan sheds new light on her politics and government, as well as on her adversaries and critics. He shows how the 1970s were the hinge on which the history of the country turned—and how Indira Gandhi transformed the new postcolonial nation into the India of today. History & geography  Biography & genealogy  People in social sciences  Government Indira Gandhi LEN ddc ddc 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN GEN 2025-06-25 Purchased 899.00 KC-25-CRB-1364,2025/06/24 12 15 954.035092 SRI/IN E1101697 2026-11-02 2026-09-20 12:20:14 2026-09-20 2025-06-25 LEN 195804 195804