My husband lived in Lucknow. My father lived in Delhi, of course. So I shuttled between Delhi and Lucknow and...naturally, if my husband needed me on days when I was in Delhi, I ran back to Lucknow. But if it was my father who needed me, on the days when I was in Lucknow. And...yes, my husband got angry. And he quarreled. We quarreled. We quarreled a lot. It's true.
Indira GandhiIt's true that I refused foreign aid. It's true. It wasn't my personal decision, however - it was the whole country that said no.
Indira GandhiIn any case, I married Feroze Gandhi. Once I get an idea in my head, no one in the world can make me change my mind.
Indira GandhiWe couldn't be everywhere, we couldn't see everything, and it was inevitable that some things would escape us.
Indira GandhiWhen I'm not governing my country any more, I'll go back to taking care of children. Or else I'll start studying anthropology - it's a science that's always interested me very much, also in relation to the problem of poverty. Or else I'll go back to studying history - at Oxford I took my degree in history. Or else...I don't know, I'm fascinated by the tribal communities. I might busy myself with them.
Indira Gandhi