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This year
marks the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Mrs.
Gandhi. 1984 was a momentous year in India in other
ways as well - the Bhopal gas tragedy, the worst industrial
accident ever, occured. Rakesh Sharma became the first
Indian in space and Bachendri Pal became the first
Indian woman on Everest.
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Biographical information
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A Profile from Manas
Women in History and Politics
Worldwide Guide
to Women in Leadership
Women Prime Ministers 1945 - 2007
Women in world
history curriculum project
More readings
Two articles from the magazine Outlook, October 19, 2009
issue:
The Axis Year - When India was closest to being a
non-functioning anarchy by Ramachandra Guha
Into the Temple with Boots On by Mark Tully |
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When she died
Mrs. Gandhi had been Prime Minister of India for just over
16 of the 37 years since Independence. This issue aims
to introduce students to this remarkable person, offer a
glimpse of the turbulent political history of those years
and offer thinking prompts that will hopefully lead then and
their teachers to explore these themes further.
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