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| Title | INDIRA GANDHI 1976 |
|---|---|
| Author | |
| Publisher | TIME |
| Subject | BIOGRAPHY/LIFE HISTORY/ |
| Age Group | 15-18 |
| Series | |
| Language | English |
| Available | YES |
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Indira Gandhi, Her Road to Power
By Nayantara Sahgal
| How did Indira Gandhi reach the pinnacle of Indian politics? Did India move away from freedom under her leadership? What kind of woman was she? Indira Gandhi made unorthodox use of power and possessed a highly individual style of functioning. In this book, Nayantara Sahgal persuasively argues that authoritarianism was the inevitable outcome of Indiraâ??s personality and temperament. Her leadership marked a drastic break with the democratic tradition of her family and of Indian politics. During her regime, the political landscape of India underwent profound changes.The Emergency of 1975-77 was used to promote her son Sanjay as her ultimate successor. The entry of her elder son, Rajiv, into politics after Sanjayâ??s death, and his immediate political prominence showcased Indiraâ??s essential belief in her familyâ??s right to rule. Nayantara Sahgalâ??s personal knowledge of her cousin, in combination with her unparalleled access to letters exchanged between Nehru and her mother,Vijaylakshmi Pandit, makes for an unusually penetrating psychological and political portrait from an intimate family viewpoint. | |
| Publisher | Burns & Oates |
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| Google Link | Click Here |
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