Indira Gandhi: Pioneering Leadership As India’s First Woman PM

Indira Gandhi, India’s first woman Prime Minister, served from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 to 1984. Known for her strong leadership, she played a role in India’s Green Revolution and the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Her tenure saw centralization of power and the imposition of Emergency (1975–1977). Assassinated in 1984, her legacy remains influential in politics.