Beant Singh

Beant Singh was one of the bodyguards to Indira Gandhi who allegedly assassinated the former Prime Minister of India. He was a native of Maloya, a village near Chandigarh. He and Satwant Singh assassinated Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984 in retaliation for ordering the attack on the Golden Temple, Sikhism's holiest place, in an attempt to flush out a band of Sikh militants. Singh was fatal ...

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Harmandir Sahib or Hari Mandir (Punjabi: ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ) is the most sacred gurdwara in all of Sikhism, located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It was previously known as the Golden Temple, but was renamed in March 2005 by the SGPC. The temple is the most important sacred shrine for the Sikhs, who travel from all parts of the world to enjoy the blissful environments and offer their thanks by giving prayers. In addition, the sacred shrine is increasingly becoming a tourist attraction for visitors from a ...

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• Harmandir Sahib - History
• Harmandir Sahib - Art
• Harmandir Sahib - Recent events
• Harmandir Sahib - Operation Blue Star
• Harmandir Sahib - In film and television
• Harmandir Sahib - Notable visits

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Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and from January 14, 1980 until her assassination on October 31, 1984. The daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (and not related to Mahatma Gandhi), she was one of modern India's most politicaly notable leaders. Indira Gandhi - Early years. The Nehru family trace their ancestry to the B ...

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• Indira Gandhi - Early years
• Indira Gandhi - Personal Life
• Indira Gandhi - Rise to Power
• Indira Gandhi - Mother Indira
• Indira Gandhi - Nuclear Security and the Green Revolution
• Indira Gandhi - The PM's Personal Life
• Indira Gandhi - Emergency
• Indira Gandhi - Ouster Arrest and Return
• Indira Gandhi - Terrorism and Assassination
• Indira Gandhi - The Nehru-Gandhi Family
• Indira Gandhi - Indira and her Sari Fad
• Indira Gandhi - Legacy

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Goongi Gudia (Dumb Doll) and Woh Chokri (That Girl) were the derogatory nicknames addressed to the PM behind her back. Her elevation was in fact a bid by the Congress establishment to retain power, as the political fortunes of the Congress Party had over 17 years become sorely dependent on the "star of Nehru". The Syndicate, as the establishment was known, did not view Indira as a desirable leader but felt she was suitable as the public image of their government. Many political prima-donnas sought to tie their fortunes t ...

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Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi - Early years, Indira Gandhi - Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Rise to Power, Indira Gandhi - Mother Indira, Indira Gandhi - Nuclear Security and the Green Revolution, Indira Gandhi - The PM's Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Emergency, Indira Gandhi - Ouster Arrest and Return, Indira Gandhi - Terrorism and Assassination, Indira Gandhi - The Nehru-Gandhi Family, Indira Gandhi - Indira and her Sari Fad, Indira Gandhi - Legacy

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The Babbar Khalsa traces its origin to the Babbar Akali Movement of 1920, which agitated against British colonial rule in India. The conception of Babbar Khalsa in its modern day form is widely believed to have been brought about as a result of the Nirankari-Akhand Kirtani Jatha clash on Vaisakhi in 1978, where thirteen Sikhs and three Nirankaris died.[5] The Nirankaris were a sect who claimed to be Sikhs yet, in the opinion of some others, broke many fundamental laws of Sikhism. On 24 April 1980, Gurbachan Singh, the "Baba" of the Nirankaris, was killed. Res ...

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Babbar Khalsa, Babbar Khalsa - Origins of the Babbar Khalsa, Babbar Khalsa - The split, Babbar Khalsa - The Babbar Khalsa today

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Originally during 1574, the site of the temple was surrounded by a small lake, in a thin forest. The lake was enlarged and a small township was established during the leadership of the fourth Sikh Guru (Guru Ram Das, 1574-1581). It was during the leadership of the fifth Guru (Guru Arjan, 1581-1606), that full fledged Temple was built. The land on which it was built was gifted to Guru Ram Das by the Mughal emperor Akbar. A Muslim saint Hazrat Mian Mir of Lahore in December 1588 initiated the construction of the building by laying the foundation stone. It was completed in 1601. The temple was later attacked and ha ...

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Harmandir Sahib, Harmandir Sahib - History, Harmandir Sahib - Art, Harmandir Sahib - Recent events, Harmandir Sahib - Operation Blue Star, Harmandir Sahib - In film and television, Harmandir Sahib - Notable visits

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Rajiv Gandhi entered politics in February 1981 and became Prime Minister on his mother's death, later (May 1991) himself meeting a similar fate, this time at the hands of Sri Lankan Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants. Rajiv's widow, Sonia Gandhi, a native Italian, led a novel Congress-led coalition to a surprise electoral victory in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, evicting Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from power. Sonia Gandhi controversially declined the opportunity to assume the office of Prim ...

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Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi - Early years, Indira Gandhi - Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Rise to Power, Indira Gandhi - Mother Indira, Indira Gandhi - Nuclear Security and the Green Revolution, Indira Gandhi - The PM's Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Emergency, Indira Gandhi - Ouster Arrest and Return, Indira Gandhi - Terrorism and Assassination, Indira Gandhi - The Nehru-Gandhi Family, Indira Gandhi - Indira and her Sari Fad, Indira Gandhi - Legacy

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The schism greatly weakened the Babbar Khalsa, ultimately leading to the death of Sukhdev Singh Babbar (9 August 1992) and Talwinder Singh Parmar (15 October 1992). Parmar's death remains controversial, and today he is accepted to have been shot in a gun battle with Indian police, with Canada's CBC network reporting that Parmar had been in police custody for some time prior to his death. According to Punjab Police,[citation needed] the last words uttered by Sukhdev Singh Babbar were: "The Sukhdev Singh you have come ...

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Babbar Khalsa, Babbar Khalsa - Origins of the Babbar Khalsa, Babbar Khalsa - The split, Babbar Khalsa - The Babbar Khalsa today

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When the Indian prime minister, Mrs Indira Gandhi, visited the USA, then under the presidentship of Ronald Reagan, the relations between the two nations were not at a high.The consummate politician that she was, Mrs Gandhi coiffured her hair with distinctive streaks of white for the American audience,and wore lipstick to complement the silk saris she had chosen, the latter being far more luxurious and colorful than her usual handloom cottons. Her brilliantly judged ensemble delighted the cameras and exuded a cool, no-nonsense authority, asserting India's unique individua ...

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Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi - Early years, Indira Gandhi - Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Rise to Power, Indira Gandhi - Mother Indira, Indira Gandhi - Nuclear Security and the Green Revolution, Indira Gandhi - The PM's Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Emergency, Indira Gandhi - Ouster Arrest and Return, Indira Gandhi - Terrorism and Assassination, Indira Gandhi - The Nehru-Gandhi Family, Indira Gandhi - Indira and her Sari Fad, Indira Gandhi - Legacy

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Sanjay Gandhi was now officially an MP, and Indira groomed him to be her successor. His death in a plane crash in 1980, however, brought relief to many who saw him as the real problem of the Emergency. Indira now succeeded in getting her elder son Rajiv to enter politics. He was duly elected to his brother's seat in 1981. A stable government and a powerful PM now brought order and peace to the country's economy and administration once again; but the rise of an insurgent movement in the states of Assam and Punjab, and the continui ...

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Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi - Early years, Indira Gandhi - Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Rise to Power, Indira Gandhi - Mother Indira, Indira Gandhi - Nuclear Security and the Green Revolution, Indira Gandhi - The PM's Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Emergency, Indira Gandhi - Ouster Arrest and Return, Indira Gandhi - Terrorism and Assassination, Indira Gandhi - The Nehru-Gandhi Family, Indira Gandhi - Indira and her Sari Fad, Indira Gandhi - Legacy

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During the 1971 War, the US had sent its 7th Fleet to the Bay of Bengal as a warning to India not to use the genocide in East Pakistan as a pretext to launch a wider attack against West Pakistan, especially over the disputed territory of Kashmir. This move had further alienated India from the First World, and Indira now accelerated a previously cautious new direction in national security and foreign policy. India and the USSR had earlier signed the Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Cooperation, the resulting political and military support cont ...

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Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi - Early years, Indira Gandhi - Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Rise to Power, Indira Gandhi - Mother Indira, Indira Gandhi - Nuclear Security and the Green Revolution, Indira Gandhi - The PM's Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Emergency, Indira Gandhi - Ouster Arrest and Return, Indira Gandhi - Terrorism and Assassination, Indira Gandhi - The Nehru-Gandhi Family, Indira Gandhi - Indira and her Sari Fad, Indira Gandhi - Legacy

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In June 5-6, 1984 Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi ordered Operation Blue Star, a military assault on the Golden Temple, which had been occupied by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his militant supporters with a heavy cache of arms. Gandhi ordered the army to fight its way into the main shrine where Sikh militants had established their headquarters. The army unit involved was headed by Major General Kuldip Singh Brar, GOC, 9 Infantry Division. The occupiers refused to depart from their holiest shrin ...

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Harmandir Sahib, Harmandir Sahib - History, Harmandir Sahib - Art, Harmandir Sahib - Recent events, Harmandir Sahib - Operation Blue Star, Harmandir Sahib - In film and television, Harmandir Sahib - Notable visits

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The Nehru family trace their ancestry to the Brahmins of Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi. Indira's grandfather, Motilal Nehru, was a wealthy barrister of Allahabad in what is now Uttar Pradesh. Nehru was also one of the most prominent members of the Indian National Congress in pre-Gandhi times and would go on to author the Nehru Report, the people's choice for a future Indian system of government as opposed to the British, non-Indian Simon Commission report in 1928. Her father Jawaharlal Nehru was a well-educated lawyer and was a popular leader ...

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Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi - Early years, Indira Gandhi - Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Rise to Power, Indira Gandhi - Mother Indira, Indira Gandhi - Nuclear Security and the Green Revolution, Indira Gandhi - The PM's Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Emergency, Indira Gandhi - Ouster Arrest and Return, Indira Gandhi - Terrorism and Assassination, Indira Gandhi - The Nehru-Gandhi Family, Indira Gandhi - Indira and her Sari Fad, Indira Gandhi - Legacy

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The couple later settled in Allahabad where Feroze worked for a Congress Party newspaper and an insurance company. Their marriage started out well, but deteriorated later as Indira moved to Delhi to be at the side of her father, the Prime Minister, who was living alone in a high-pressure environment. Indira became his constant confidante, secretary and nurse. The boys lived with her, and the separation eventually became permanent. When India's first general election approached in 1952, Indira managed the campaigns of both Nehru and he ...

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Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi - Early years, Indira Gandhi - Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Rise to Power, Indira Gandhi - Mother Indira, Indira Gandhi - Nuclear Security and the Green Revolution, Indira Gandhi - The PM's Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Emergency, Indira Gandhi - Ouster Arrest and Return, Indira Gandhi - Terrorism and Assassination, Indira Gandhi - The Nehru-Gandhi Family, Indira Gandhi - Indira and her Sari Fad, Indira Gandhi - Legacy

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Main Article: Indian Emergency. Indira's government faced major problems after 1971. Sycophancy enveloped her administration, leaving the Congress Party entirely dependent on her leadership for its election fortunes. Socialism and a burgeoning bureaucracy brought major inefficiency and corruption into the national economy and administration. The Green Revolution was transforming the lives of India's vast underclasses, but not with the speed promised under Garibi Hatao. Job growth was not strong enough to curb the widespr ...

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Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi - Early years, Indira Gandhi - Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Rise to Power, Indira Gandhi - Mother Indira, Indira Gandhi - Nuclear Security and the Green Revolution, Indira Gandhi - The PM's Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Emergency, Indira Gandhi - Ouster Arrest and Return, Indira Gandhi - Terrorism and Assassination, Indira Gandhi - The Nehru-Gandhi Family, Indira Gandhi - Indira and her Sari Fad, Indira Gandhi - Legacy

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In 1959-1960, Indira was elected the President of the Indian National Congress. Her term of office was uneventful. Indira also acted as her father's chief of staff. Nehru was known as a vocal opponent of nepotism, and Indira did not contest a seat in the 1962 elections. Nehru died in May of 1964, and Indira, at the urgings of the new Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, contested elections and joined the Government, being immediately appointed Minister for Information and Broadcasting. She went to Chennai when the riots over Hindi beco ...

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Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi - Early years, Indira Gandhi - Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Rise to Power, Indira Gandhi - Mother Indira, Indira Gandhi - Nuclear Security and the Green Revolution, Indira Gandhi - The PM's Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Emergency, Indira Gandhi - Ouster Arrest and Return, Indira Gandhi - Terrorism and Assassination, Indira Gandhi - The Nehru-Gandhi Family, Indira Gandhi - Indira and her Sari Fad, Indira Gandhi - Legacy

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The unwieldy Janata Party coalition came to power in the 1977 elections. Morarji Desai, Indira's long-time opponent, became Prime Minister and Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, the establishment choice of 1969, became President of the Republic. Indira had lost her seat and found herself without work, income or residence. The Congress Party split, and veteran Indira supporters like Jagjivan Ram abandoned her for Janata. The Congress (Indira) Party was now a much smaller group in Parliament, although the official opposition. Unable to govern owing to frac ...

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Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi - Early years, Indira Gandhi - Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Rise to Power, Indira Gandhi - Mother Indira, Indira Gandhi - Nuclear Security and the Green Revolution, Indira Gandhi - The PM's Personal Life, Indira Gandhi - Emergency, Indira Gandhi - Ouster Arrest and Return, Indira Gandhi - Terrorism and Assassination, Indira Gandhi - The Nehru-Gandhi Family, Indira Gandhi - Indira and her Sari Fad, Indira Gandhi - Legacy

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