The doctors advised me not to have even one. My health was still not good, and they said that pregnancy might be fatal. If they hadn't said that to m….

As my father [Javāharlāl Nehrū] said, you have to keep an open mind, but you have to pour something into it - otherwise ideas slip away like sand bet….

In the Western world, women have no other choice. In India, no. And I'll explain the reason. It's a reason that also has to do with my own case. In I….

It is legitimate to have one's own point of view and political philosophy. But there are people who make anger, rather than a deeply held belief, the….

I was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely..

It was the very fact that no one ever imposed anything on me or tried to impose himself on the others..

In any case, I married Feroze Gandhi. Once I get an idea in my head, no one in the world can make me change my mind..

As for the job of prime minister, I like it, yes. But no more than I've liked other work that I've done as an adult..

Yes, he [Mahatma Gandhi] was a great man. However...between me and Gandhi there was never the understanding there was between me and my father..

I'm not ambitious. Not a bit..

We were to equally strong types [with my husband], equally pigheaded - neither of us wanted to give in. And...I like to think those quarrels made us ….

How is it possible for people in the modern world to go on killing each other for religion? The problems we should be concerned with nowadays are qui….

Home is wherever I go..

For me the only point that has remained unchanged through the years is that in India there is still so much poverty..

Politics...You see, it depends on what kind of politics. What we did during my father's generation was a duty. And it was beautiful because its goal ….

Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning..

The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines..

If we offer something to Bangladesh, it's obvious that Bangladesh is offering something to us. And why shouldn't Bangladesh be able to keep its promi….

Until today the rights of people have always been put forward by a few individuals acting in the name of the masses. Today instead of people no longe….

I suggested a compromise to give the banks a year's time and see if they succeed in showing us that nationalization wasn't necessary. The year went b….

I like to think I've provided this faith. I also think that by providing faith, I've focused their pride. I say focused because pride isn't something….