Mother India: A Political Biography of Indira GandhiMother India is the fascinating story of independent India's most complex GUPTE political figure: Indira Gandhi, the enigmatic and solitary daughter of the country's first prime minister, who rose to become prime minister herself. |
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Contents
THE | |
THE BEGINNING | |
THE MIDDLE YEARS | |
INTO HER | |
TOWARDS THE | |
THE PERILS OF POWER | |
EMPRESS OF INDIA | |
FRIENDS NEIGHBOURS AND ENEMIES | |
TRANSFORMING DEMOCRACY | |
BEYOND THE DYNASTY 20 DOMESTIC AFFAIRS | |
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE NEHRUS AND THE GANDHIS | |
POWER PLAYS | |
INDIA AFTER INDIRA AND RAJIV | |
THE FUNERAL OF RAJIV GANDHI | |
PARTY TIMES | |
TRIUMPH AND TWILIGHT 15 TAKING ON TITANS | |
INDIRA | |
Illustrations AUTHORS NOTE | |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Copyright Page | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Mother India: A Political Biography of Indira Gandhi |
| Author | Pranay Gupte |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Penguin UK, 2011 |
| ISBN | 8184755481, 9788184755480 |
| Length | 628 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Historical Literary Collections / Essays |
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