Feroze Gandhi Politician

Feroze Gandhi (born Feroze Jehangir Ghandy;12 September 1912 – 8 September 1960) was an Indian politician and journalist. He served as the publisher of the The National Herald and The Navjivan newspapers from Lucknow. He was the husband of Indira Gandhi and the son-in-law to Jawaharlal Nehru.In 1942 he married Indira Nehru (later Prime Minister of India) and they had two sons, Rajiv Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi, and thus became part of the Nehru–Gandhi dynasty. Rajiv later also went on to become the Prime Minister of India. He became a member of the provincial parliament (1950–1952), and later a member of the Lok Sabha, the Lower House of India's parliament. He was not related to Mahatma Gandhi.

Personal facts

Feroze Gandhi
Birth dateSeptember 12, 1912
Birth place
Mumbai , Bombay Presidency , British Raj
Religion
Zoroastrianism
Date of deathSeptember 08, 1960
Place of death
India , Delhi , New Delhi
Resting place
Allahabad
Spouse
Children

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Office holder

party
Indian National Congress
region
Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Rae Bareli (Lok Sabha constituency)

Feroze Gandhi on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2002/10/20/stories/2002102000110500.htm