The former Prime Minister of India, the late Indira Gandhi, was India's first and to date, the only female PM. She served as the third PM of India from 1966 to 1977 and then from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. For her unmatchable contribution, she was given the title of The Iron Lady Of India by Henry Kissinger. During her tenure, several famous incidents took place, such as the state of emergency (1975-1977), Operation Blue Star in Golden Temple, the creation of Bangladesh, and much more. It's Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who is all set to essay the role of Indira Gandhi in her film, Emergency. Amid this, we stumbled upon an unseen video from Indira Gandhi's wedding day with Feroze Gandhi.
Talking about her personal life, Indira Gandhi got married to Feroze Gandhi at the age of 25. They had two sons, Rajiv and Sanjay. Recently, an unseen video from her wedding with Feroze Gandhi surfaced online. In the video, the Iron Lady Of India was seen looking the prettiest, being decked in a pink-toned Khadi saree with silver embroidery and minimal bridal jewellery.
In her book on Indira Gandhi, Nayanthara Seghal described the look of Indira Gandhi on her wedding day. As per her, Indira was dolled up in a pink Khadi saree with silver embroidery made from yarn spun by her father. On the other hand, another Indian writer, Krishna Hutheesing, described the look of Feroze, on his wedding day. As per her, Feroze's wedding ensemble was customised, and it was made of Khadi. The then groom wore a white sherwani, including a long coat with a Russian-type closed collar, tight-fitting jodhpurs, and a narrow cloth cap, which was also made of Khadi.
Talking about the video, Indira looked the happiest as the camera panned on her at the beginning of the video, and so did Feroze. Going forward, Indira and Feroze were seen taking saat pheras, and performing other wedding rituals. In the video, we could also have a glimpse of Indira's father and the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was sitting next to his daughter for the Kanya Daan ritual. The wedding of Indira and Feroze took place back in March 1942, in Anand Bhavan.
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Feroze Gandhi first saw Indira when she was 13-14 years old, and he proposed to her when she turned 16. Well, he proposed to his lady love several times until she agreed to the same. At the age of 25, Indira tied the knot with the 'only man of her life'. Talking about her love story, back in 1930, during a freedom campaign, Indira's mother, Kamala fainted, and it was Feroze, who went to look after her.
This was the first time when Indira and Feroze met. Three years later, Feroze proposed to Indira, but she rejected, being only 16. Later, they met during their stay in Britain, and eventually, their bond became strong, and they got married in 1942. There were several speculations about Indira's parents having some objection to her wedding with Feroze. Dismissing all the buzz about it, Indira, once in an interview, stated that, while the buzz is partially true that there were some objections, it was only due to her family's concern about her husband's ability to support her in her aspirations and her unique 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."
Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi's love story truly stood to the test of time. What do you think?
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