Indira Gandhi (1917-1984), Indian politician, daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. Born in Allahabad, her father, Nehru, was a former prime minister of India.Indira became India's first woman prime minister in 1972, when she won the general election.She was assassinated on October 31, 1984, and died.

Mrs. Indira Gandhi had an outstanding contribution to India as a leader, with her exuberant personal power, perseverance, political indomitability and insistence on independence and freedom in world affairs. As a mother, she was the best mother to her children. Her eldest son, Rajiv, who was appointed to the post after the assassination of his mother, was the fourth generation in the Nehru family, the third Prime Minister and the sixth Prime Minister in the history of India. His mother played a vital role in his upbringing.

Rajiv Gandhi was Indira's eldest son, Rajiv was an introvert from an early age, a man of few words and even somewhat shy. When he was three years old, Indira's family moved into a new home. The young Rajiv was a bit uncomfortable with the new house, always felt unhappy, no place is not fun, so from time to time inexplicable fuss. Once again, Rajiv was crying in the house for some unknown reason and no one could do anything about it. At that moment, his mother Indira said to him, "Son, the fountain in the garden is beautiful, so when you want to cry, go to the fountain and cry." When Rajiv heard his mother say this, he did run to the fountain in the garden, and when he saw that there were many interesting things there, he did not feel annoyed and stopped crying. After that, whenever the children wept, Indira would always whisper a reminder of the "fountain" and the children would go away. Because Indira knew that there were many things in the garden that could attract the children's attention, so they would quickly forget all their troubles. It was a tried and tested method.

Indira's childhood was always filled with loneliness and restlessness because her father was the Prime Minister, and when she had children, she was determined to squeeze out enough time to spend with them and love them well. Therefore, after she became Prime Minister, no matter how busy she was, she always found time to play and read with her two sons.

Once when Rajiv was twelve years old, he had to undergo an operation because he was sick. To comfort him, his attending doctor tried to tell him that the operation was simple and not painful. Indira, however, thought that her son was already very understanding and that it would be bad to deceive him with good intentions. So Indira told her son, "My son, there will be a few days after the operation that will be quite painful, and there is no substitute for this pain, so you have to be prepared for it. Crying or screaming won't help, not only will it not ease your pain, it might even cause a headache." Rajiv listened to his mother and nodded. Then he bravely survived the operation, neither crying nor screaming in pain, and stood strong through it all.

In order to make Rajiv's succession smooth, Indira made a point of grooming him. At first, she arranged an informal position for Rajiv, in the Prime Minister's Office next to their own office for Rajiv set up an office, let him help deal with some of the day-to-day political affairs, on behalf of her to meet with some of the party and political dignitaries, and sometimes also arranged for Rajiv on her behalf to go out to inspections, so that it gained from the initial experience of politics. After Indira's assassination, Rajiv, in the national interest, decisively quelled the national unrest, so that the country stabilized, and the people's trust in him greatly enhanced.At 17:00 on December 31, 1984, Rajiv Gandhi took the oath of office as Prime Minister of India.

Mrs. Indira Gandhi once said, "Motherhood is a most noble vocation for a woman. She brings a new life into the world, watches it grow, and dreams of the great things that lie ahead for it. It is a truly mesmerizing experience, making it new and exciting." Mrs. Gandhi, as the Prime Minister of a large country, tried to make time for her children even in the midst of her day-to-day responsibilities and never let up on her children's education and guidance. Today, there are many parents who are so busy with their work that they think it is enough to feed, clothe and house their children well, always neglecting to communicate with their children or neglecting to teach them what is necessary. Due to the indulgence of parents, some children may take to the evil path, and by then, parents will surely regret it. I do not know, parents are never a child's life onlookers, do parents bear the responsibility to carefully guide the child this extremely complex and subtle heavy responsibility. What's more, children have a special dependence on their parents, especially their mothers. Therefore, no matter how busy your work is, please try to take the time to care about your child, play with him or her, or read books with him or her, or take him or her on a trip, which is a great help to your child's healthy growth.