Indira Gandhi and the years that transformed India / Srinath Raghavan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raghavan, Srinath.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gandhi, Indira, 1917-1984.

Gandhi, Indira.

Prime ministers--India--Biography.

Prime ministers.

India--Politics and government--1947-.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 367 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Indira Gandhi's ascent as prime minister of India in 1966 was entirely unforeseen. But she soon emerged as one of the most powerful political leaders of her times, who transformed the world's largest democracy. She served as prime minister for a remarkable fifteen years, leaving behind a complex and deeply controversial legacy. In this fascinating account, Srinath Raghavan tells the story of Indira Gandhi's political career and the momentous changes that India experienced under her leadership. From her tentative start in high office to her remarkable electoral victories, the dark days of the Emergency of 1975-77, and her assassination at the hands of her bodyguards in 1984, Raghavan sheds new light on her politics and government, as well as on her adversaries and critics. He shows how the 1970s were the hinge on which the history of the country turned--and how Indira Gandhi transformed the new postcolonial nation into the India of today.

Contents:

Cast of characters

Prologue: Crisis of the old order

1. The end of Congress Raj

2. Raising the stakes

3. War and peace

4. Quest for renewal

5. Years of upheaval

6. High noon

7. Coup d’État

8. Emergency

9. Tragedy and farce – 10. The widening gyre – Epilogue.

Notes:

Paging taken from hard copy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-300-28369-5

OCLC:

1519121415