Indira Gandhi

144 pp. "This book is not a biography, not a memoir. It is a highly personalised account of Indira Gandhi who was Prime Minister of India from 24 January 1966 to 22 March 1977, and again from 14 January 1980 to 31 October 1984. The author had the rare privilege of knowing Indira Gandhi for over fifty years, the last thirty as a friend. She spent many hours in conversation with her discussing the canvas of Indira Gandhi's concerns. She observed Indira Gandhi as a daughter, wife, hostess in the home of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and as a mother and grandmother. She saw her with craftsmen, with tribal dancers, with poets, writers, artists, and academicians. She observed her as Prime Minister, taking hard decisions and, above all, she saw her as a woman."--jacket