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	Sonia Gandhi Gandhi, Sonia December 9, 1947 • Orbassano, Italy Politician The story should have had a fairy-tale ending: a beautiful young girl meets her handsome Prince Charming, has two children, and lives happily every after. In 1968, however, when Sonia Maino married Rajiv ... Read more
	Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi , 1944-91, prime minister of India (1984-89). Oldest son of Indira Gandhi , he flew for Indian Airlines until his brother died in 1981 and he was drafted into politics by his mother. He was elected to parliament and when his mother, Indira Gandhi , was assassinated in 1984 he... Read more
	Vishwanath Pratap Singh Vishwanath Pratap Singh , 1931-, Indian politician and prime minister (1989-90). As finance minister under Rajiv Gandhi (1984-87) he pursued policies of economic liberalization. Expelled from Gandhi's Congress faction in 1989, he formed an anti-Congress coalition, the Janata Dal. He became prime... Read more
	P V Narasimha Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao (Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao) , 1921-2004, Indian politician, prime minister of India (1991-96), b. Hyderabad. A poet, he was active in the Indian National Congress during the struggle for independence and thereafter. He served as a minister (1962-71) and chief minister... Read more
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	Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st earl of Halifax Edward Frederick Lindley Wood Halifax, 1st earl of 1881-1959, British statesman. He entered the House of Commons (1910) as a Conservative and was president of the Board of Education (1922-24) and of the Board of Agriculture (1924-25). Created Baron Irwin in 1925, he served (1926-31) as viceroy of... Read more
	Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , 1869-1948, Indian political and spiritual leader, b. Porbandar. In South Africa Educated in India and in London, he was admitted to the English bar in 1889 and practiced law unsuccessfully in India for two years. In 1893 he went to South Africa, where he was later... Read more
	Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Vinayak Damodar Savarkar A freedom fighter, India's Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883-1966) began calling for his country's independence from Britain as early as 1900. As a college student, he rallied his peers and became a popular leader of the Hindu Nationalist Movement. Jailed on charges of... Read more
	Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru , 1889-1964, Indian statesman, b. Allahabad; son of Motilal Nehru. A politician and statesman of great skill, Nehru was enormously popular in India. Early Career Educated in England at Harrow and Cambridge, he was admitted to the English bar in 1912 and practiced law in India for... Read more
	Vallabhbhai Patel Vallabhbhai Patel , 1875-1950, Indian political leader. He was admitted (1913) to the bar in England and set up a lucrative practice in India. In 1915 he met Mohandas Gandhi and within a short time became one of his closest associates, a staunch nationalist and a supporter of the Indian National... Read more