File Photo Of Indira Gandhi. (Image: Pinterest)
\n\nIndia today remembers Indira Gandhi, the country's first and only woman prime minister, on her 42nd death anniversary. She led the country for more than 15 years across two terms and remains one of the most powerful and debated figures in Indian politics. On October 31, 1984, she was killed at her own home in New Delhi.
\n\nMuch is written every year about her big decisions, from the 1971 war to the Emergency. But among the papers she left behind is a small, personal letter to a school girl in Ludhiana, written less than ten months before her death.
\n\nThe exchange is preserved at the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya in New Delhi.
\n\nThe question had a basis. As a young girl, Gandhi spent time at schools in Switzerland, including the International School of Geneva, before studying at Santiniketan and later at Oxford.
\n\nDeepkiran also shared her biggest dream: she wanted to become India's prime minister. She asked Gandhi how she could get there. Despite her busy schedule, Gandhi replied within 2 weeks on January 10, 1984. She first wrote her reply by hand, though the letter that reached Deepkiran was typed.
\n\n“Sincerity, hard work and…
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