Aviators Killed in Aviation Accidents or Incidents in India - Sanjay Gandhi, Balwantrai Mehta, Hanwant Singh of Jodhpur (Paperback)

Chapters: Sanjay Gandhi, Balwantrai Mehta, Hanwant Singh of Jodhpur. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sanjay Gandhi (14 December 1946 23 June 1980) was an Indian politician, being the younger son of former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi and politician Feroze Gandhi was member of the Nehru-Gandhi family. He was the husband of politician Maneka Gandhi and father to Varun Gandhi, also a politician. Sanjay, along with his elder brother Rajiv Gandhi, studied Grades 1 to 6 at the Welham Boys' School. Rajiv studied Grades 7 to 12 at The Doon School in Dehra Doon. Sanjay studied Grades 7 and half of Grade 8 at the Doon School and the remainder of Grade 8 through Grade 11 at St. Columba's School, Delhi. Sanjay never attended college, but took up an apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce in Crewe, England . He was very interested in sports cars, and he also obtained a pilot's license. While his elder brother Rajiv was building a career as an airline pilot independent of politics, Sanjay chose to remain close to his mother. In 1971, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's Cabinet proposed the production of a 'People's car' - a cheap, affordable and efficient indigenous machine that middle-class citizens could afford. While Sanjay had no experience, design proposal or tie-ins with any corporation, he was awarded the contract and the exclusive production license. The criticism that followed this decision was mostly directed at Indira, but the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and victory over Pakistan drowned out the issue. Indira's victory and subsequent Congress landslide in the elections only left Indira Gandhi more powerful. Maruti Udyog, today India's premier automobile manufacturing corporation, was founded by Sanjay Gandhi, but the company did not produce any veh...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=56262