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List of the top ten "greatest Indians". [11]Rank Image Name State Notability 1: B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956) Maharashtra: The father of the Constitution of India, social reformer and leader of the Dalits, [12] [13] [14] Ambedkar was the first Law Minister of India. [15]
Vice President of India. Governor of Bihar. 13 May 1967 3 May 1969: 1 year, 355 days Kailas Nath Wanchoo: 1967: Indira Gandhi Acting V. V. Giri (1894–1980) Odisha: Vice President of India: 3 May 1969 20 July 1969 78 days – – Acting Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905–1992) Chhattisgarh: Chief Justice of India: 20 July 1969 24 August 1969 35 ...
Such an emergency was declared in India in 1962 (Indo-China war), 1971 (Indo-Pakistan war), [30] and 1975 to 1977 (declared by Indira Gandhi). Under Article 352 of the India constitution, the president can declare such an emergency only on the basis of a written request by the cabinet of ministers headed by the prime minister. Such a ...
President of the Republic of India: Droupadi Murmu: 25 July 2022 [1] Vice President of the Republic of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar: 11 August 2022 [2] Prime Minister of the Republic of India: Narendra Modi: 26 May 2014 [3] Chief Justice of the Republic of India: Sanjiv Khanna: 11 November 2024 Speaker of Lok Sabha: Om Birla: 19 June 2019 [4] Chief ...
Indira: India's Most Powerful Prime Minister is a 2017 biography of Indira Gandhi, Indian politician and former prime minister of India, written by Sagarika Ghose a rajya sabha MP from TMC trinamool congress party which is part of I.N.D.I.A alliance (earlier UPA) with INC indian national congress which is an official opposition alliance in indian democracy.
She was India's first and, to date, only female prime minister, and a central figure in Indian politics as the leader of the Indian National Congress (INC). She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru , the first prime minister of India , and the mother of Rajiv Gandhi , who succeeded her in office as the country's prime minister.
The current head of state of India is Droupadi Murmu, elected in 2022 after being nominated by the National Democratic Alliance. From 1947 to 1950, the head of state under the Indian Independence Act 1947 was King of India , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] who was also the monarch of the United Kingdom and of the other Dominions of the British Commonwealth .
Sonia Gandhi (Hindi: [ˈsoːnɪjaː ˈɡaːndʱiː], Italian: [ˈsɔːnja ˈɡandi]; née Maino; born 9 December 1946) is an Italian-born Indian politician.She is the longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress, a liberal political party, which has governed India for most of its post-independence history.