Indira Nehru Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917 in Allahabad, India and was the only child of Jawaharlal and Kamala Nehru. Her life changed in 1919 when the pacifist leader of the Indian Freedom Movement, Mohandas Gandhi, visited her family. When she was four, her father wanted to join Gandhi. ...
When Indira turned seven, she got a great present (which actually arrived two days late), a baby brother. ... Indira was an only child again, and for the rest of her life remained so. ... Indira spent her ninth birthday at the International School in Geneva. ... The house would be small and compact which would be better suited for followers of Gandhi. Her life as a child was filled with politics and affairs concerning Gandhi. ... Gandhi wrote “ In bravery he is not to be surpassed”.
Being the president of Congress, in 1930, Jawaharlal Nehru began showing everyone that Gandhi’s teachings did work. On January 26, 1930, Gandhi called for an independence day when people would swear that it was “ a crime against man and god to submit to British rule.” Gandhi wanted a way to a way to show non-violence and still protest. ... Gandhi was ready to be punished when he was sent to jail. While Indira was in school in the 1930’s, she often visited Gandhi in jail.
Indira’s grandfather became ill. ...
Life for the next three years wasn’t to unusual, Jawaharlal spent lots of time in jail, and Kamala (Indira’s mother) spent some time in the hospital. By her 16th birthday in 1933, her Swarupani (Indira’s grandmother) was ill and stayed in her room. ... When you give up your luxurious life to be a follower of Gandhi, that’s what happens. ... Indira was also called to come to her mother. ... Indira would go with her. ... When Indira was 17, her mother died of cancer.
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