My Truth

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INDIRA GANDHI: MyTruth by Indira Gandhi Presented by Emmanuel Pouchpadass To many, she is a wise, strong, fiercely independent leader, and India's bright hope. To others, she is an autocrat, or worse, a tyrant, who is responsible for corruption, nepotism, the forced sterilization of a multitude of Indián men, and the hated Emergency Proclamation of 1975, under which thousands of Indians were jailed. Whatever one's view of her, Indira Gandhi remains one of the most powerful leaders in the world, governing its largest democracy and one-sixth of its population. Iridira Gandhi: My Truth is the story-told in her own words- of this remarkable woman who grew up amidst the turmoil and excitement of In^s independence movement to become the country's revered Prime Minister. In a vivid and direct style, she recounts the early scenes írom her unusual childhood, the years her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, spent in and out of jail, her early involvement in public life in the fight against the... Tovább

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INDIRA GANDHI: MyTruth by Indira Gandhi Presented by Emmanuel Pouchpadass To many, she is a wise, strong, fiercely independent leader, and India's bright hope. To others, she is an autocrat, or worse, a tyrant, who is responsible for corruption, nepotism, the forced sterilization of a multitude of Indián men, and the hated Emergency Proclamation of 1975, under which thousands of Indians were jailed. Whatever one's view of her, Indira Gandhi remains one of the most powerful leaders in the world, governing its largest democracy and one-sixth of its population. Iridira Gandhi: My Truth is the story-told in her own words- of this remarkable woman who grew up amidst the turmoil and excitement of In^s independence movement to become the country's revered Prime Minister. In a vivid and direct style, she recounts the early scenes írom her unusual childhood, the years her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, spent in and out of jail, her early involvement in public life in the fight against the British, her friendship with Mahatma Gandhi, the events leading to her election as Prime Minister, her recollections of India's wars with China and Pakistan, her Jriumph in the Bangladesh War, Sanjay's rise to pre-eminence, and her crushing, but temporary, electoral defeat in 1977. In an unusually candid way she shares with us her views on life, love, national duty, personal fiilfillment, and her unique vision of India. This is a fascinating insider's account not only of her life, but alsó of the forces that have shaped India's histoiy since independence. Vissza