I don't mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.
Indira GandhiMuslim women had to go out in purdah, that heavy sheet that covers even the eyes. Hindu women had to go out in the doli, a kind of closed sedan chair like a catafalque. My mother always told me about these things with bitterness and rage.
Indira Gandhi