5 edition of Indira Gandhi, a biography found in the catalog.
Indira Gandhi, a biography
Pupul Jayakar
Published
1992
by Viking in New Delhi, India
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes index.
| Statement | Pupul Jayakar. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | DS481.G23 J37 1992 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xix, 535 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 535 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL1378642M |
| ISBN 10 | 0670824321 |
| LC Control Number | 92910902 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 28676451 |
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Publication date Topics Gandhi, Indira,Prime ministers Publisher New York: Pantheon Books Contributor Internet Archive Language English "A Cornelia & Michael Bessie book." Includes bibliographical references (p.
) and index Mode of access: Internet Access GANDHI – A Biography for children and beginners Page 8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am deeply grateful to all those who have helped me to revise the manuscript of this book by making valuable suggestions and correcting errors.
I must make particular mention of Shri Shailesh Bandopadhyaya, Secretary of the Gandhi Back of The Book ‘(The book) is both interesting and enlightening. Jayakar’s special relationship with Mrs Gandhi has given her a unique insight into her subject’s personality’.
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Jawaharlal Nehru would later become independent India’s first prime minister. Indira was the only child to her parents as her younger brother died in ://. In this book, written with the close cooperation of her subject, Pupul Jayakar seeks to uncover the many personalities that lay hidden within Mrs Gandhi.
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