Indira Gandhi

  surveillance activities of, 93–95

  travels of prime minister during, 60, 127–28

  Young Turks of, 63–64

  Gandhi Peace Foundation, 172

  Gandhi, Rajiv (son), 247, 352–53, 360–61, 375

  Gandhi, Sanjay (son) 196, 375

  anti-communism of, 251

  business dealings of, 327, 330–31, 341–42

  car project of, 331–43

  character of, 247, 354

  court cases involving, 307–09, 330–31, 343–44

  criticism of, 342–46

  death of, 343, 346, 349

  defence of, by Mrs Gandhi, 250

  filial ties of, 328–30

  as mother’s mentor, 297, 352–53

  privileges and powers of, 247–51, 352–54

  resentment against, 274, 330

  rise of, 327–28

  Mrs Gandhi’s role in 1977 election of, 274

  Rolls Royce affiliation of, 334

  youth party associations of, 294, 328, 344, 353

  See also Mrs Gandhi’s ministry, the, Sanjay Gandhi and

  Gandhi, Varun (grandson), 50

  Ganesh, K.R., 289

  Gentle Colossus, The (Mukerjee), 44

  Ghafoor, Abdul, 174, 189

  Ghosh, S.M., 338–39

  Giri, V.V., 68, 73, 75, 77, 93, 142

  Glimpses of World History (Nehru), 27

  Gokhale, H.R., 116, 277

  Goswami, B., 203

  Guha, Samar, 209

  Gujarat, 4, 139, 169, 173

  Gujral, I.K., 97, 190

  Gupta, C.B., 76

  Gupta Commission, the, 331–33, 341–43

  Haksar, P.N., 94, 97, 124, 126

  Hindustan Times (newspaper), 46, 78, 120, 144–45, 190

  Hume, A.O., 363

  Husain, Dr Zakir, 43, 67

  Hutheesing, Krishna (aunt), 26, 45, 72

  Hutheesing, Raja, 46

  Hyderabad, 59

  India After Nehru (Nayar), 97

  Indian National Congress, 363

  Indian Express (newspaper), 64, 146, 188, 213, 217–18, 249

  on Gandhi election defeat, 278

  on Janta ministry, 317–18, 321

  on political prisoners, 258

  on Mrs Gandhi’s trial, 306–07

  Indira Brigade, the, 174–75, 195

  Indo-Pakistan War (1965), 44

  Indo-Soviet Treaty of 1971, 126, 323

  inquiries, governmental, 35, 133, 194, 302–04

  insurance, nationalization of, 69, 79, 114

  international information services, 92

  international relations, 127–31

  Jabalpur, 44

  Jallianwala Bagh, massacre at, 21

  Jamaica Commonwealth Conference (1975), 205

  Janata Party, the, x, 22, 49, 199–203, 245

  as chief Opposition party, 268, 274

  disunity of, 300, 312

  no-confidence motion against, 319

  in power, 298–301, 317–26, 362–63

  ‘Janata sarkars’, 177–80, 234–35

  Jan Sangh party, the, xi, 16, 22, 55, 74–75, 86

  Bihar support from, 198

  as critic of Mrs Gandhi, 140

  in elections (1971), 102, 108

  Mishra inquiry and, 193–94

  Jawaharlal Nehru University, 146

  Jethmalani, Ram, 305

  JP. See Narayan, Jayaprakash justices, 88, 105–07, 133, 233

  Kala, S.C., 154

  Kamaraj, 10, 12, 14–17, 59, 242–44

  Kamaraj Plan, the, 16

  Kampuchea (Cambodia), 324–26

  Kanhaiyalal, Munshi, 47

  Kant, Krishna, 211

  Kao, R.N., 94

  Kapoor, Yashpal, 219

  Karaka, D.F., 125

  Karunanidhi, 241–42

  Kashmir, Mrs Gandhi’s visit to (1965), 44

  Kashyap, D.K., 126, 194

  Kaul, T.N., 94

  Kennedy, Jacqueline, 374

  Kerala, 4, 16, 97

  Khan, Akbar Ali, 152–53, 216

  Kishore, Brij, 159

  Kissa Kursi Ka case, 307

  Koestler, Arthur, 162

  Kosygin, Alexei, 324–25

  Krishna, Professor Raj, 316

  Krishnamachari, T.T., 35

  Kumaramangalam, Mohan, 88, 116, 131, 197

  Lakhshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, 83

  Lal, Bansi, 141–42, 203, 214, 250, 262, 277

  in Janata ministry, 289

  Sanjay Gandhi and, 336

  Lal, Lakshmi Narain, 161

  land reform programmes, 80

  Landy, Abram, 162

  letters, 144–45, 152–53

  from Mrs Gandhi, 8–9, 40, 49, 78, 86

  on Mrs Gandhi’s education, 72–73

  on Narayan’s imprisonment, 234–38, 259–60

  of Nehru, 90, 123

  of Nehru to Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, 2–3, 5, 22, 26, 28–34, 37–38, 41–42, 52–53

  of Mrs Pandit, 6–7, 13–14, 39–40, 294–96

  to Mrs Pandit, 323–24

  on police brutality, 254–57

  Letters from a Father to His Daughter (Nehru), 27

  Limaye, Madhu, 137

  Lohia, R am Manohar, 14, 165–66

  Lok Dal party, the, 300–01, 318, 320

  Lok Sabha, the, 6, 15–16, 44, 84

  Madhok, Balraj, 102–09, 286

  Madhya Pradesh, 44, 118, 139–40, 168

  Maharashtra, 4, 6

  Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA), 130, 132, 168, 185, 207, 255, 257, 341, 356

  Malaviya, K.D., 116

  Malhotra, Ved Prakash, 124–25

  Malle, Louis, 92

  Mangat Rai, E.N., 149

  Maruti Technical Services, 330–31, 338–39

  Mathew Commission, 194

  Mazumdar, Charu, 133

  Mehta, Asoka, 62, 200

  Mehta, Madhu, 104

  Mishra, Jagganath, 248

  Mishra, Lalit Narayan, 141–42, 183, 193–96, 198, 262–63

  Mishra, Shambu Nath, 224, 337

  Mohan, Ravi, 202

  Moraes, Frank, 60

  Motherland (newspaper), 140, 239

  Mukerjee, Hiren, 44, 137 Mukerjee, Shyama Prashad, 200

  Muller, W.H.F., 337, 340–41

  Murasoli (newspaper), 241

  Murder of Democracy (Madhok), 102

  Murdoch, Iris, 373–74

  Muslim League of Kerala, 97, 134

  Muslims, Indian, 44, 55, 97, 201

  Nagarwala Affair, 123–26

  Nagpur Congress, the, 66

  Naidu, Sarojini, 380

  Naini Central Jail, 22

  Namboodiripad, E.M.S., 5, 199

  Narain, Raj, 219

  Narasimhan, C.V., 310

  Narayan, Jayaprakash (JP), x, 158–69, 195, 198

  Bihar Movement and,171–82

  in the election (1977), 277

  evaluations of, by Ohio University, 160–62

  imprisonment of, 234–38, 258–60

  interview with (May, 1975), 207–09

  Opposition leaders and, 213

  organized violence against, 216–17

  statements by, 159–60, 166–67, 171–78, 207–09

  Narayan, Prabhavati, 159, 163, 172

  National Herald (newspaper), 111

  National Integration Council, 57

  National Security Ordinance (NSO), 356

  nationalization of banks, 70–72, 74–75, 77, 79, 371–72

  of general insurance, 69, 79, 114

  property compensation and, 114–15

  Supreme Court actions on, 74, 89

  in wholesale food trade, 149–53

  Naxalite movement, the, 55, 95, 132–33

  Nayar, Kuldip, 16, 97

  NBC interview of Mrs Gandhi, 232

  Nehru, Arun, 298

  Nehru, B.K., 95

  Nehru family, the, 19–20, 27–28, 38–40, 367

  Nehru, Jawaharlal (father),
72, 99,156–57,290–91,366–67

  assessment of Shastri by, 52–53

  as author, 27

  in Badenweiler (Germany), 37, 72

  contrasting views of Indira and, 28–29

  death of, 1, 6, 10, 45, 53

  dedication to wife in autobiography of, 38

  democratic tolerance of Opposition by, 58–59

  early years of, 19–20

  education of, 72

  eulogy of, by Sahgal, 46–48

  excerpts from will of, 45–46

  harmonious political relations of, 67

  imprisonment of, 25, 27, 30, 42

  Indira’s fiancé and, 32–34

  Indira’s political career and, 1–6

  invalid wife of, 21, 28, 31, 36–39

  Mrs Pandit and, 39–42

  press relations of, 122

  privy purses and, 90

  public affection for, 44

  public personality of, 19

  stroke of, 53

  in Switzerland, 21, 28–30

  women’s rights and, 1–2

  Nehru, Kamala (mother), 21, 28, 31, 36, 38–39

  Nehru, Krishna. See Hutheesing, Krishna

  Nehru Memorial Trust, 48

  Nehru, Motilal (grandfather) 19–20, 100, 116

  Nehru, Nan (Nanni), 20, 37–38

  See also Pandit, Vijaya Lakshmi

  Nehru Study Forum, 141

  Nehru, Vidya (cousin), 36–37

  New Times (periodical), 51

  New York Times, excerpts on Mrs Gandhi’s coup from, 230

  Nijalingappa, 59, 74–75, 77–78, 105

  Nixon, Richard M., 128

  non-violence, 74, 173, 183

  old guard, Mrs Gandhi’s conflict with the, 64

  Operation Blue Star, 379

  Opposition parties, growing unity of, 192, 198–203

  Orissa, election disorders of 1967 in, 44

  Oza, Ghanshyam, 139

  Ozer, Saul D., 160, 162

  Pakistan, 12, 44, 127–32

  Palkhivala, N.A., 147, 321

  Pandey, Kedar, 139

  Pandey, R.D., 194

  Pandit, Chandralekha (cousin), 22–25, 38

  Pandit, Nayantara (cousin), 38

  Pandit, Ranjit Sitaram (uncle), 23–24, 35, 38, 42

  Pandit, Rita (cousin), 38

  Pandit, Vijaya Lakshmi (aunt), 2, 5–7, 13–15, 21, 52, 380

  diary of, 22–27

  diplomatic posts of, 52, 90, 323

  family devotion of, 45, 48–50, 294–95

  Feroze Gandhi and, 32–34

  imprisonment of, 22–27

  Indira Gandhi and, 40–50

  Indira’s mother and, 39–40

  resignation by, 44

  visits to Indira by, 50, 294–95

  Pant, Govind Ballabh, 3 paramilitary expenditures, increases in, 184, 288

  Patel, Rajni, 250

  Patel, Sardar, 17

  Patriot (newspaper), 111, 139–40

  ‘Performance of the Economy’ (Krishna), 316

  Phulpur, 6, 13–15, 43

  Political career of Mrs Gandhi beginning of, 1, 373

  comments on Shastri during, 11, 53

  as Congress president in 1959, 2–3, 371

  controversial accusations during, 22, 86–87

  election of 1957 and, 1

  first electoral defeat in, 277–78

  imitation of Nehru during, 54, 60–61, 370

  inexperience at start of, 3, 5

  as minister of information and broadcasting, 6, 11, 58, 371

  Mrs Pandit and, 6, 13, 15, 44–45, 50

  public image of, 6, 9, 12, 18–19

  rapid advancement during, 3–4, 8–9

  during Shastri government, 11, 53–54, 371

  as successor to Dhebar, 2–3, 371

  women’s rights and, 1–2, 83

  Political Role of the Army in Developing Countries (pamphlet), 209

  Pradeep (newspaper), 171

  Praja Socialist Party (PSP), 116

  Prasad, Nageshwar, 160

  Prasad, Dr Rajendra, 70

  Prasad, Rajeshwar, 258–60

  Pravda (newspaper), 190, 251, 288

  President’s rule, 4, 56, 84, 89, 132

  during food revolt (1973), 152

  Mrs Gandhi’s use of, 153–55

  press controls, 91–93, 119–23, 231–32, 237–40, 355–56

  Press Council, the, 239

  press coverage, 16, 22, 35, 51, 54–55

  of demands for Mrs Gandhi’s resignation, 189

  of Mrs Gandhi’s coup, 231–33

  of early years of Mrs Gandhi’s ministry, 60–61

  of Mrs Gandhi’s economic policies, 78–81

  and Mrs Gandhi’s interviews, 58

  of Mrs Gandhi’s religious renewal, 346–49

  of Sanjay Gandhi, 249–50, 342, 45

  of government corruption by Hindustan Times, 190–91, 195

  of interference in state governments, 176–77

  of midterm elections (1971), 96, 108, 111–13

  of Muslim League electoral pact, 97

  of political rivalries, 140–41

  of rival Congress factions, 79

  of street demonstrations (1969), 74–77

  of Young Turks, 63–65

  Preventive Detention Act, 132

  princely privileges, 69, 90–91, 114, 376

  prisons and imprisonments, 21, 22–27, 30–31, 164

  privy purses, 89–91, 114, 376

  Profile of Courage (Drieberg), 117

  Puri, Rajinder, 61, 76

  Quit India campaign, 165, 281, 284

  quotations, of Sahgal, 46–48, 120, 178–80, 185, 206–07

  quotations, Mrs Gandhi’s, 11, 18–19, 21, 38, 205, 325–26

  attacking her critics, 127–28

  on democracy, 58

  denying use of force, 252

  from first broadcast as prime minister, 56

  on Indian national pride, 58

  on media control, 97

  on nationalization, 91

  from Roorkee University speech, 56–57

  on Shastri, 11, 53

  on Soviet interference in Czechoslovakia, 62

  radicals and radicalism, 66, 70, 75, 80–81, 122, 251, 376

  Raebareli, 15, 49

  Rahman, Mujibur, 129, 131, 197

  Rai, Shri Phulena, 174 Rajagopalachari, C., 66

  Ram, Jagjivan, 68, 70, 73, 82, 86, 108

  election of 1977 and, 274

  during Janata ministry, 320–21

  subservience of, 282

  Ramachandran, 243

  Ramanathan, 194

  Rangachari, K., 78–79

  Rao, P.V. Narasimha, 118

  Rau, S.K., 171

  Ray, A.N., 88, 233

  Ray, S.S., 331

  Re-birth of the Congress (Hutheesing), 72

  Reddy, Brahmananda, 118

  Reddy, Chenna, 154

  Reddy, Sanjiva, 68, 70, 73, 75, 86, 301, 319, 321–22

  Red Fort, the, 54, 75, 83, 213

  religious issues, 4, 44, 55

  repression, 132–33, 170–187

  Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), 93–94, 125, 184

  Reserve Bank of India, 69, 79

  resignations, 44, 52–53, 62, 212

  of Finance Minister Desai, 71

  of state government officials, 139

  Revista de Occidente (periodical), 58

  riots, 150, 168–69, 170–87

  Rolland, Romain, 29

  Roorkee, University, 56 Rotary Club, the, 249

  Sahni, Balraj, 146

  Samachar, 239

  Samyukta Socialist Party, 14 Sankar, Sarma, 133

  Sarvodaya Sammelan, 167

  Sathpathy, Nandini, 120–21, 139, 215–16

  Searchlight (newspaper), 170

  Sen, Mohit, 196

  Sethi, P.C., 118, 139–40, 202

  Shah Commission, the, 302–03, 305, 307, 309, 331, 342

  Shankar�
�s Weekly (periodical), 122

  Sharma, Shankar Dayal, 141, 148

  Shastri, Lal Bahadur, 6, 10–13, 51–53, 58, 63, 66, 371

  Shiv Sena, governmental links with, 134

  Shukla, S.C., 118

  Shukla, V.C., 250, 277, 307–09

  Silone, Ignacio, 162, 205

  Simla Agreement (1972), 131

  Singh, Charan, 89, 105, 300–01, 315, 317–20

  Singh, Madho, 168

  Singh, Swaran, 68

  Sinha, R.V.P., 193

  Sinha, S.C., 118

  socialism, 11, 51, 83, 112, 116, 164–67, 378

  Socialist Party, the, 66, 200–01, 254, 271

  Soviet Union, the presidential proclamation from, 89

  Indian alignment with, 360

  Indian frienship treaty with, 126

  intervention in Czechoslovakia and Afghanistan by, 61–62, 323, 325

  opposition to Bihar Movement by, 190, 288–89

  political comments from, 51, 54

  Sanjay Gandhi’s visit to, 251

  Shastri’s death in, 11 support from, 117, 129–30, 197, 288–89

  Trivandrum cultural centre of, 91–92

  visit by delegation from, 322–25

  Stalin, Josef, 162

  Statesman (newspaper), 48, 78, 112, 215, 241, 243

  street demonstrations, 71, 74–77, 83, 113

  Student Action Committee, 170

  students’ union of Utkal University, assault on, 216

  Subramaniam, C., 151, 244

  Sukhadia, Mohanlal, 118

  Sundarayya, P., 198

  Supreme Court, 74, 88–89, 96, 105–09, 113, 147, 305–09

  Swatantra Party, the, 66, 74–75, 104, 107

  Tagore, Rabindranath, 100

  Teen Murti House, 9, 247, 370

  Ten-Point Programme (1967), 69–70

  Tezpur, Indira’s visit to, 44

  Times of India (newspaper), 154, 176, 202, 241, 321, 344, 359

  Tribune (newspaper), 148

  Tripathi, Kamalapati, 152 Trivandrum, Soviet cultural centre in, 91

  Twenty-Point Programme, 229

  United States Information Service, 91–92

  unrest, political, 135, 138–39, 141–42, 147

  Uttar Pradesh, 6, 15, 32, 89

  Vajpayee, A.B., 102, 103, 137, 357

  Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (VRDE), 337–40

  Verghese, B.G., 120–22, 144–45

  Verma, K.P., 193–94

  Vidyarthi, 103

  violence, public forms of, 55, 74–77, 95, 132–34, 146, 148

  Wars, xi, 12, 44, 128, 369

  Why Socialism (Narayan), 164

  women’s rights, 1–2, 83

  Yadav, Sharad, 202

  Young Turks, the, 63–66, 141

  Youth for Democracy, 168

  Zaheer, Sajjad, 131

  Zakaria, Rafiq, 250

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