Indira priyadharsini Gandhi was born November19, 1917, in Allahabad, India, to Jawaharlal and Kamala Nehru. Her life was drastically changed in1919when her wealthy and prominent family was visited by Mohandas Gandhi, the pacifist leader of the Indian freedom movement. Recently returned from exile in South Africa, he converted her parents to the cause of Indian independence Constant meetings and the frequent absence of Gandhis parents deprived her of a normal childhood. Though she was spoiled by her grandfather Motilal, Gandhi later recalled she felt insecure. She was four years old when her father and grandfather were first jailed for their activities, then the jailings, which also included her mother, became frequent
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 08:34:33 +0000
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