Best book on indira gandhi

There are few leaders in history that have such an impact as did Indira Nehru Gandhi, the only female Prime Minister of India. She first became PM in , and managed widespread public acceptance for agricultural practices that made India self sufficient in food grain production. Then her success in the Indo-Pak War that led to the creation of Bangladesh in was another feather in her three-term-success cap. Her month emergency was her nemesis. November 19, marks the st birth anniversary of the woman, who affected the political history of our country in several ways. And on this day, I will try and list out five must-read books for everyone that wants to know more about the person behind the persona.

Jump to navigation. Sagarika Ghose has become one of those journalists who attracts near continuous abuse on social media. For the Modi bhakts, she represents 'sickular' Lutyens Delhi hypocrisy, a well-heeled liberal unable to accept her irrelevance. So she must have anticipated the frosty reception from some quarters for her new book, Indira: India's Most Powerful Leader. Indeed, almost 90 per cent of the reviews on Amazon give the book one star out of five. Many of them appear to have been written even before the book was available to buy. The notoriety of both subject and biographer has certainly created a buzz, whether or not it boosts sales.