(1917–84), Indian stateswoman, prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–4. The daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, she sought to establish a secular state and to lead India out of poverty. She was assassinated by her own Sikh bodyguards following prolonged religious disturbance.
Definition of Gandhi, Indira in US English:
Gandhi, Indira
proper nounˈɡändē
(1917–84), Indian stateswoman, prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84. The daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, she sought to establish a secular state and to lead India out of poverty. She was assassinated by her own Sikh bodyguards following prolonged religious disturbance.