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A Life of Courage: Exhibition features glimpses of Indira Gandhi’s early life and political career

The Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust's exclusive photo exhibition celebrates the life and times of Indira Gandhi, India’s first, and to date, only woman Prime Minister.

FP Staff December 16, 2017 11:29:08 IST
Smt. Indira Gandhi inaugurates the new Ambar Charkha at the Women and Children Center in Rai Bareilly. Also seen is Charan SiIngh, the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. January 2, 1968. Courtesy Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum
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Smt. Indira Gandhi inaugurates the new Ambar Charkha at the Women and Children Center in Rai Bareilly. Also seen is Charan SiIngh, the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. January 2, 1968. Courtesy Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum
Indira Gandhi seated under the tree where Rabindranath Tagore’s father Debendranath Tagore attained enlightenment. IGMM
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Indira Gandhi seated under the tree where Rabindranath Tagore’s father Debendranath Tagore attained enlightenment. IGMM
Indira Gandhi with Feroze Gandhi on their wedding day. IGMM
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Indira Gandhi with Feroze Gandhi on their wedding day. IGMM
Indira Gandhi receiving an LP recording of Meerabai's bhajans recorded in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar. IGMM
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Indira Gandhi receiving an LP recording of Meerabai's bhajans recorded in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar. IGMM
Indira Gandhi surveys the flood devastated areas from an airplane. IGMM
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Indira Gandhi surveys the flood devastated areas from an airplane. IGMM
Indira Gandhi attends the Urs celebration at Nizamuddin Auliya's Dargah, 1975. IGMM
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Indira Gandhi attends the Urs celebration at Nizamuddin Auliya's Dargah, 1975. IGMM