Mother India: A Political Biography of Indira GandhiThe first major biography of Indira Gandhi covers the breadth and scope of 20th-century India and the woman who left her indelible mark on that troubled country. Both widely supported and bitterly opposed, she was eventually removed from office, only to make a stunning comeback. |
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User Review - KirkusNew York Times correspondent Gupte (Vengeance, 1985; The Crowded Earth, 1984, etc.) says here that Indira Gandhi is ``hard to read.'' In fact, she is nearly invisible in this ``political biography ... Read full review
Mother India: a political biography of Indira Gandhi
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictIntended as both a political biography of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and a 20th-century history of India, this journalistic work falls dreadfully short of the mark on each point. The results ... Read full review
Contents
INDIRAS INDIA | 15 |
THE ASSASSINATION | 45 |
THE NEWS | 54 |
THE AFTERMATH | 72 |
THE LEGACY OF INDIRA GANDHI | 106 |
DAUGHTER OF PRIVILEGE | 129 |
7 | 170 |
LOVERS WEDDING | 182 |
15 | 347 |
INDIRA RAJ | 367 |
45 | 379 |
EMPRESS OF INDIA | 387 |
FRIENDS NEIGHBOURS AND ENEMIES | 415 |
TRANSFORMING DEMOCRACY | 422 |
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS | 445 |
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE NEHRUS | 477 |
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| Title | Mother India: A Political Biography of Indira Gandhi |
| Author | Pranay Gupte |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Penguin Books India, 2012 |
| ISBN | 0143068261, 9780143068266 |
| Length | 660 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Political |
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