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Indira Gandhi Height, Age, Family, Facts, Biography

Indira Gandhi Quick Info
Height5 ft 4 in
Weight63 kg
Date of BirthNovember 19, 1917
Zodiac SignScorpio
Died October 31, 1984

Indira Gandhi was an Indian politician who was a well-known figure in the Indian National Congress. She also served as the first Prime Minister of India. On the other hand, she was notably known to be the daughter of distinguished politician Jawaharlal Nehru and freedom fighter, Kamala Nehru and was the matriarch of politician Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi.

Born Name

Indira Nehru

Nick Name

Mother India

Indira Gandhi as seen in a picture taken in the past (Anil496 / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0)

Age

Indira was born on November 19, 1917.

Died

She died on October 31, 1984, at the age of 66, in New Delhi as a result of an assassination.

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Allahabad, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India

Nationality

Education

She was mostly homeschooled but attended school every now and then until 1934.

She studied at various schools like the Modern School in Delhi, the St Cecilia’s and St Mary’s Christian Convent Schools, Allahabad, the International School of Geneva, the Ecole Nouvelle in Bex, as well as the Pupils’ Own School in Pune and Bombay.

After that, she attended the Vishwa Bharati in Santiniketan (Now Known As Visva-Bharati University). However, she left the university after a year and went on to study for a year more at the University of Oxford before leaving there too. She did not join there instead started attending the Badminton School for a short while.

In 1937, she joined Somerville College where she studied history. Despite her best efforts to complete her studies, Indira was never able to finish them as she was forced to return to India due to the German army raids on Europe. However, she was presented with an honorary degree by the University of Oxford.

Occupation

Politician

Family

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm

Weight

64 kg or 141 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Indira Gandhi’s name was linked with –

  • Feroze Gandhi (1942-1960) – They had 2 sons named, Rajiv Gandhi (August 20, 1944) and Sanjay Gandhi (December 14, 1946).
  • M.O. Mathai – In the 1978 book “Reminiscences of the Nehru Age”, the author M.O. Mathai who was Jawaharlal Nehru’s secretary stated that he and Ms. Indira Gandhi were in a romantic affair. He even stated it was her who initiated it and gave him books to read on how to please a woman. They had also fallen deeply in love with one another and had been together for 12 years until, Mathai, as stated in his book, saw Indira lay in bed with another man.
  • Dhirendra Brahmachari – According to sources, they had a short fling.
    • Indira Gandhi in a picture with Former First Lady Of The United States Jacqueline Kennedy in New Delhi, India, in March 1962 (United States Information Service / Wikimedia / Public Domain)

    Race / Ethnicity

    Asian (Indian)

    Hair Color

    Dark Brown

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • The right side of her hair was white, whereas the left side black in color.
    • Maintained a shoulder-length hairstyle

    Religion

    Hinduism

    Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi in a picture taken at the Palam Aerodrome on October 3, 1949 (Public. Resource.org / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)

    Indira Gandhi Favorite Things

    • Books – Iris Murdoch’s “An Unofficial Rose”
    • Holiday Destination – Kashmir

    Source – India Today, Daily O

    Indira Gandhi in a picture taken on the lawn of Anand Bhawan, Allahabad before 1950 (Nehru Memorial Museum & Library / Public Domain)

    Indira Gandhi Facts

  • She had a younger brother who died when he was only a week old.
  • Indira was raised at the Anand Bhavan in Allahabad.
  • While at Oxford University, she closely worked with the Oxford Majlis Asian Society.
  • Despite having not completed her graduation, Indira was presented with the honor of being one of the Oxasians, illustrious Asian graduates from the University of Oxford in 2010.
  • Indira led India to victory against Pakistan during the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971. For that, she was presented with the prestigious Bharat Ratna award and in 2011, she was posthumously given the Bangladesh Freedom Honour.
  • She put India on the map along with other countries with nuclear weapons.

    • Featured Image By Public.Resource.Org / Flickr / CC BY 2.0

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