Examining Indira Gandhi's Long Lasting Legacy Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email 1st October 1969: Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi (born Indira Priyardarshini Nehru, 1917 - 1984). ( Evening Standard/Getty Images / Getty ) Produced by Dana Roberson Produced by PRI and WNYC