Indira Gandhi’s birth anniversary is celebrated on 19 November. This year, it’s the 108th birthday for the former prime minister. Here are 10 little-known facts about the Iron Lady of India.

British Dolls

Indira Gandhi showed her early nationalism in a striking way. She came to know that her favourite dolls had come from Britain. She built a small bonfire and burned them. The act upset her deeply, yet she remained firm because she wanted to protest the import of foreign goods. Also Read | ‘Unfair to reduce Advani's years of service to an episode’: Tharoor slams critic

Tagore connection

Indira Gandhi spent a year studying at Visva-Bharati University in Shantiniketan. During this time, Rabindranath Tagore , the Nobel-winning poet who founded the institution, is believed to have gi

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