Indira’s father was India’s first Prime Minister after decades of British rule. Indira Gandhi herself was elected India’s Prime Minister in 1966. She led the country through famine, recession, and detonation of the nation’s first atomic bomb. Under her direction, a new state, Bangladesh was born to help stop the civil war in Pakistan. To this day, she is the world’s longest serving female prime minister.
In a country where sexes are not equal, Indira proved that a woman is equally capable of running the country as a man. She led the country, with controversy, and created a successful new state in order to stop neighboring chaos. She united India…she will always be remembered for her honor and valor for her country.