Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi (Indira Priyadarshini Nehru) an Indian politician, stateswoman, author, .

She got the title 'Iron Lady'.

First female prime minister of India.

First woman to authorize India's nuclear weapons test.

First Indian leaderess to declare a national Emergency.

First Indian leaderess to win a decisive mandate on a social welfare platform.

First woman recipient of the Bharat Ratna.

President of the Indian National Congress.

She was married to Feroze Gandhi, an Indian politician and journalist.

Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India.

Mother of Rajiv Gandhi, sixth prime minister of india.