A Leader with Vision, Passion & Courage

Indira Gandhi(3rd Prime Minister of India)

Leadership Qualities• Vision :Nationalisation of banks• Passion : Abolition of private princely purses• Courage : Providing strong leadership during

1971 war with Pakistan (leading to formation of Bangladesh)

• The 1st Woman Prime Minister of India, in a male dominated society

• Influential leader• Voted as the Women of the Millennium• Symbol of feminism in India• One of the longest serving prime ministers

India has ever had• Central authority of Indian National Congress

Distinguishing Characteristics

Professional LifeBorn on November 19, 1917

Completed her studies at Oxford university

• Involved in Indian Freedom struggle• Minister of Information and Broadcasting

Prime Minister of India (1966-1977) and (1980-1984)

• Established strict reforms (Population control)• Initiated nuclear program• Special Agriculture innovation programs

Her work spoke numbers, not just promises

• During her term, • Food production increased by 25%• Literacy increased by 30%• Poverty decreased by 20%

Her different designation

• Prime Minister (2)• Minister of Finance• Minister of Home Affairs• Minister of Defence• Minister of External Affairs

Quotes from the visionary

• “You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.” • “My grandfather once told me that there were

two kinds of people; those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.”

• “The power to question is the basis of all human progress.”

• “Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.”

Quotes from the visionary

• “You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and vibrantly alive in repose.”

• “The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.”

• “A nation's strength ultimately consist in what it can do on its own and not in what it can borrow from other.”

From Critic’s point of view

• Politically ruthless• Centralisation of power• Operation blue star• Internal Emergency• Was assassinated in 1984

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