Rajiv Gandhi: The Youngest Prime Minister of India, Essay

 

Rajiv Gandhi, the eldest son of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi and was born on August 20, 1944. Rajiv Gandhi belonged to a famous political family of India.

 

He was educated in the boarding school at the Doon school and at the Welham Boy’s school. After completing his early education in India, he attended the Cambridge University in England.

 

Rajiv Gandhi : Biography

He was not amongst the brilliant students and had no remarkable academic achievements. In the Cambridge University, Mr. Gandhi met Sonia, an Italian young girl whom he married later.

After completing his studies he took up the profession of a commercial pilot, Rajiv Gandhi never wanted to be a part of politics. He was a pilot by profession.

He was enjoying his profession when suddenly he was forced to enter politics at the death of his younger brother, Sanjay Gandhi, who was the right-hand of Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India.

In 1981, when winning the election, he became a political consultant to his mother. For concerning 3 years, he served the Congress party as its youth wing leader.

after the tragic death of his mother, Indira Gandhi in 1984, he was forced to become the leader of the party and take up the office of Prime Minister of the country. Rajiv Gandhi then became the Prime Minister of our country at the age of forty. He was our ninth Prime Minister.

He began well and during these five years, he was able to achieve a great deal of success. Ile won the confidence of all the sections of the Indian society.

Rajiv Gandhi: A Life in Politics

He traveled to many other countries and created a favorable impression wherever he went. He was able to put India into International focus and boosted India’s image in the world.

Within a few years, he became a recognized world figure with a clear world vision and leadership qualities.

Rajiv Gandhi was a man with a modern outlook and clear vision. Under his leadership, India made big progress in the industrial, telecom and communication sectors.

Rajiv Gandhi reached the height of his quality throughout the middle term polls of the Lok Sabha in 1991

During one of his public rallies at a place called Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, he was killed on May 21, 1991. Such an end of the life of a promising leader of India was a great loss to the whole country.

His samadhi in New Delhi is known as Shantivan, a symbol of peace and harmony.