At a certain point the family moved to Jaipur, where no woman could avoid the doli or purdah. They kept her in the house from morning to night, either cooking or doing nothing. [My mother] hated doing nothing, she hated… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
Muslim women had to go out in purdah, that heavy sheet that covers even the eyes. Hindu women had to go out in the doli, a kind of closed sedan chair like a catafalque. My mother always told me about… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
Politics...You see, it depends on what kind of politics. What we did during my father's generation was a duty. And it was beautiful because… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share
In all societies that have applied a form of socialism, a certain degree of social economic equality has been achieved. — Indira Gandhi Copy Share
Even today to be civilised is held to be synonymous with being westernised. Advanced countries devote large resources to formulating and spreading ideas and… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share
If we offer something to Bangladesh, it's obvious that Bangladesh is offering something to us. And why shouldn't Bangladesh be able to keep its… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share
The India I want, I'll never tire of repeating, is a more just and less poor India, one entirely free of foreign influences. If… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share
Satisfied is a word I use only in reference to my country, and I'll never be satisfied for my country. For this reasons I… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share
I always wanted to have children - if it had been up to me, I would have had eleven. It was my husband who… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share
To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share
We do not wish to impoverish the environment any further, and yet we cannot for a moment forget the grim poverty of large numbers… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share
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