Late Indira Gandhi, the first and only female Prime Minister of India, epitomizes strength and leadership. The former Prime Minister of India served as the third PM of India from 1966 to 1977 and then from 1980. Henry Kissinger gave her the title of The Iron Lady Of India for her contribution. She was assassinated in the year, 1984. She was the daughter of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is all set to play the role of Indira Gandhi in her film, Emergency. In between this, we were surprised to stumble upon an unseen video from Indira Gandhi’s wedding day with Feroze Gandhi. The wedding of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi took place back in March 1942, in Anand Bhavan.
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Several famous incidents took place during her tenure like the state of emergency (1975-1977), the 1971 war with Pakistan, which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh, Operation Blue Star in Golden Temple, and much more.
The unseen video from Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi’s wedding
Recently, an unseen video from Indira Gandhi’s wedding with Feroze Gandhi surfaced online. She got married to Feroze Gandhi at the age of 25 and they had two sons, Rajiv and Sanjay. In the marriage video, the Iron Lady Of India was seen in a pink-toned Khadi saree with silver embroidery and minimal bridal jewellery. She looks pretty in the simple and classy ensemble.
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Nayanthara Seghal described the look of Indira Gandhi on her wedding day in her book on Indira Gandhi. As per the author, Indira was decked up in a pink Khadi saree with silver embroidery made from yarn spun by her father, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Another Indian writer, Krishna Hutheesing, described her husband Feroze’s look on his wedding day. As per her, Feroze wore a khadi ensemble that was customized for the groom. He wore a white sherwani, with a long coat with a Russian-type closed collar. He also wore a narrow cloth cap made of Khadi and tight-fitting jodhpurs.
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In the video, Indira and Feroze looked happy on their D-day. Then we can see Indira and Feroze taking saat pheras, and performing other wedding rituals. Indira’s father, our first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, can also be seen sitting next to his daughter for the Kanya Daan ritual.
Here is the video
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The love story of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi
Feroze Gandhi first noticed Indira when she was 13-14 years old, back in 1930, during a freedom campaign, when Indira’s mother, Kamala fainted. It was Feroze, who went there to look after her. He proposed to her when she turned 16 but got rejected as she was young. After that, she proposed to his lady love several times until she accepted the proposal.
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When they met during their stay in Britain eventually, their bond became strong, and they got married in 1942. There were several assumptions that Indira’s parents had some objection to her marriage to Feroze. But once in an interview, dismissing all the rumors, Indira stated that, the speculations were partially true and that there were some objections. The objection was only due to her family’s concern about her husband’s capacity to support her in her aspirations and her distinctive way of living. She said,
“Well, there was some, not because he was a Parsi, but because he came from a different background. Also some of the older members thought he wouldn’t be able to support me in the way we … I had been living. He (Feroze Gandhi) was the only man in my life, then or ever. I shared my closest personal moments with him.”
The love story of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi is truly inspiring. Let us know your thoughts on the same in the comments.
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