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_nPrism Books, Kadavanthara
041 _aEnglish
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100 _aSrinath Raghavan
245 _aINDIRA GANDHI AND YEARS THAT TRANSFORMED INDIA
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260 _aHaryana
_bAllen Lane - Penguin Books
_c2025
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500 _aExploring 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.
650 _aHistory & geography 
650 _aBiography & genealogy 
650 _aPeople in social sciences 
650 _aGovernment
650 _aIndira Gandhi
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