Conservation & Society, Vol. 7, No. 4 (2009), pp. 299-312 (14 pages) Indira Gandhi’s life (1917–1984) spanned much of the twentieth century. She was Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy for ...

After Independence, as India took baby steps towards democracy, it was through One Nation, One Election in 1951-52. Elections for state assemblies were held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha election.

Akerkar’s research included Katherine Frank’s biography Indira and videos of Gandhi’s speeches. “I kind of got the cadence of her voice – she talked in a very high-pitched kind of voice ...

Former US President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger infamously called former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi an ‘old witch’. This was shortly after a taped ...