I wrote this on Nov 19th, 2016

Today is the 100th birthday (99 years) of the powerful global leader, a woman of steel, who is looked down upon today by a certain section of people. The initiatives that she took during her term as Prime Minister of the country between 1966 and 1975 ( before the proclamation of Emergency) had put her and the country under the front row in the assembly of global leaders/countries.

Abolition of Privy Purses and nationalisation of the banks during that time may have raised the government coffers much more ( in percentages of then prevailing economy) than what is being discussed today. The inconvenience caused to common people through such actions was NIL. Only a handful of kings, billionaires and their families may have been uneasy but it really didn't matter for running of day to day affairs of the country.

No one will forget the brilliant planning and execution of separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan assisted majorly by none other than our great Bahadur whom the country loves - The one and only Field Marshal SHFJ (Sam) Manekshaw.

Happy birthday to you Indira Ji. This nation pays her homage to you.

19.November.1917 - 31.October.1984.