CONTENTS Introduction by Salman Rushdie xi What's past is prologue xvii FOUNDING FATHER Jawaharlal Nehru, 1889-1964 1 1 Early years, 1889-1912 3 2 Marriage, politics and prison, 1912-26 18 3 Gandhi versus Nehru, 1926-36 31 4 War, repression and independence, 1937-47 60 5 Prime Minister of India, 1947-64 78 MOTHER INDIRA Indira Gandhi, nee Nehru, 1917-84 111 1 Daughter and mother, 1917-47 113 2 Daughter and father, 1947-64 131 3 Indira independent, 1964-74 145 4 Empress of India, 1974-79 178 5 The last years, 1980-84 209 THE BROTHERS GANDHI Sanjay, 1946-80; Rajiv, 1944 261 1 The nation's grandchildren 263 2 Sanjay and Maneka, 1974-80 275 3 The birth of a dynasty: Captain Rajiv 287 Appendix A: The Politicians 301 Appendix B: The Parties 305 Books and magazines consulted 307 Index 309