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List of nicknames of prime ministers of India

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This is a list of nicknames or public names of prime ministers of India that were or are in common usage.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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Full name: Jawaharlal Nehru

Lal Bahadur Shastri

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Full name: Lal Bahadur Shastri

Indira Gandhi

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Full name: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi

Morarji Desai

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Full name: Morarji Ranchhodji Desai

Charan Singh

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Full name: Charan Singh

Rajiv Gandhi

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Full name: Rajiv Gandhi

V. P. Singh

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Full name: Vishwanath Pratap Singh

Chandra Shekhar

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Full name: Chandra Shekhar Singh

P. V. Narasimha Rao

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Full name: Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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Full name: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

H. D. Deve Gowda

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Full name: Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda

  • Mannina Maga (Kannada: son of the soil), for iterating that he is down-to-earth and cares for the poor.[15]
  • Dodda Gowdaru (Kannada: Senior Gowda), for disambiguating him from his children or anybody else with the Gowda title.

Inder Kumar Gujral

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Full name: Inder Kumar Gujral

Manmohan Singh

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Full name: Manmohan Singh

Narendra Modi

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Full name: Narendra Damodardas Modi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nation pays tribute to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 124th birth anniversary". DNA India. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  2. ^ "Remembering "The Man of Peace" – Lal Bahadur Shastri". EducationWorld. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. ^ K, PAVAN RAO (2019-10-29). "Lal Bahadur Shastri: In a time of war, the man of peace". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  4. ^ "MAN OF PEACE, A | Films Division". filmsdivision.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  5. ^ "Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri | Prime Minister of India". www.pmindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  6. ^ Frank, Katherine (2010-07-08). Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi. HarperCollins UK. ISBN 978-0-00-737250-8.
  7. ^ "Indira Gandhi | Department of Justice | Ministry of Law & Justice | GoI". doj.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  8. ^ Gupte, Pranay (2012-02-15). Mother India: A Political Biography of Indira Gandhi. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-306826-6.
  9. ^ Sharma, R.A. (1988). Indira Gandhi and Congress Party. Northern Book Centre. p. 190. ISBN 978-81-85119-44-1. Henry A. Kissinger had described her as an "iron lady" and her personality as "charismatic" and tough.
  10. ^ Himmat. R. M. Lala. 1979. p. 8. Few cast so low, so ignominiously, have the courage and belief to return. Mrs Gandhi is the real iron lady.
  11. ^ "Indira Gandhi: The 'Iron Lady of India', a leading stateswoman, was once a lonely child". gulfnews.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  12. ^ Thakur, Janardan (1979). Indira Gandhi and Her Power Game. Vikas. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-7069-0985-2. Wild cheers went up with every hated name that fell by the wayside, reminiscent of that other night in December 1971 when the Lahore skies had belonged to India. Those were the days when so many had hailed Indira Gandhi as Durga.
  13. ^ The Calcutta Journal of Political Studies, Volumes 6-7. University of Calcutta. 1987. p. 12. astounding victory of India led even the opposition leaders to compare her to such a mythological 'strong personality' as 'Durga'
  14. ^ ""Bhishma Pitamah" should rise above party politics: PM". The Hindu. 2008-03-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  15. ^ Poovanna, Sharan (2019-05-24). "Deve Gowda: Karnataka's humbled Goliath". mint. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
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