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Article: Indira the icon. (book review)
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 18, 2001
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Byline: KATHRYN HUGHES
Indira: The Life Of Indira Nehru Gandhi by Katherine Frank HarperCollins [pound]19.99 % [pound]16.99 (0870 165 0870) *****
For one of the most powerful women of the 20th Century, Indira Gandhi had disappointing beginnings.
Not with regard to her pedigree and prestige, which were impressive, but in terms of her abilities and achievements, which were slight.
Born in 1917, Indira enjoyed all the advantages of being the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, the liberal politician who led the fight for India's independence from Britain, eventually becoming the country's first Prime Minister in 1947. A modern education, ...