Indira Gandhi
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Indira Gandhi, against the Himalayas, after signing the Shimla Agreement in Himachal Pradesh, India (1972)
There is always something to be said about the duality of the Indian State. Indira Gandhi, in this image in particular, is the perfect personification of this duality. The Indian State at it’s best is a supremely competent force of nature that bends the laws of man and god, to accomplish it’s agenda in a [Continue Reading]
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Police officer fires warning shots to disperse violent protesters after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is arrested and expelled from Parliament (1978)
After the emergency ended, Indira Gandhi was arrested twice, on different charges. The first time was in 1977, for corruption involving a contract between the ONGC and a French oil company, a case which was dismissed a day later. In 1978, the Parliament voted to expel and imprison Indira Gandhi for breach of privilege and [Continue Reading]
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President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after signing the Shimla Agreement in Himachal Pradesh (1972)
President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan pays Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India a farewell call after signing the Shimla agreement. The location in of the signing, is Himachal Pradesh’s Raj Bhavan, a colonial era building known as the Barnes Court. Barnes Court, initially the private residence of Sir Edward Barnes, Commander-in-Chief of the British [Continue Reading]
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Indira Gandhi with Queen Elizabeth II during the Queen’s second visit to India (1983)
This photo from Queen Elizabeth’s second visit to Independent India stands out, not because of the Queen herself, but because of then prime minister Indira Gandhi, whose subtle side-eye directed at the Queen adds dramatic flair to an otherwise basic photo op. One can only wonder which of the numerous historic infractions of the British [Continue Reading]
