Yes, he [Mahatma Gandhi] was a great man. However...between me and Gandhi there was never the understanding there was between me and my father.
Indira GandhiAll my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
Indira GandhiBeing prime minister isn't the only job in life! As far as I'm concerned, I could live in a village and be satisfied.
Indira GandhiIndia had barely become independent, in 1947, when Pakistan invaded Kashmir, which at the time was ruled by a maharajah. The maharajah fled, and the people of Kashmir, led by Sheikh Abdullah, asked for Indian help. Lord [Louis] Mountbatten, who was still governor general, replied that he wouldn't be able to supply aid to Kashmir unless Pakistan declared war, and he didn't seem bothered by the fact that the Pakistanis were slaughtering the population.
Indira Gandhi