The three PM avatars of Indira Gandhi: Decoding India's Iron Lady on her 42nd death anniversary

#NationalInterest Indira Gandhi had two spells in power, yet she was not one prime minister, but three. Each tenure, it was the same personality in office but a different Prime Minister. She changed and evolved, sometimes for the better, sometimes not quite so. Her first tenure reflected some under-preparedness and diffidence. Her second tenure was so forgettable, yet she redeemed herself to some extent towards the end. History will take an unkind view of the third, but it marked the return of…