Nehru-Gandhi family
| Ethnicity | Mixed (Kashmiri, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Italian) |
|---|---|
| Current region | New Delhi, India |
| Place of origin |
Jammu & Kashmir, India Bharuch, Gujarat, India |
| Members |
Raj Kaul Gangadhar Nehru Nandlal Nehru Motilal Nehru Brijlal Nehru Rameshwari Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Uma Nehru Krishna Hutheesing Indira Gandhi Braj Kumar Nehru Nayantara Sahgal Shyam Kumari Khan Feroze Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi Sanjay Gandhi Arun Nehru Sonia Gandhi Maneka Gandhi Rahul Gandhi Priyanka Vadra Varun Gandhi |
| Traditions | Hindu |
The Nehru–Indira Gandhi family is a prominent Indian political dynasty, which primarily consisted of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and her descendants. Their political involvement has traditionally revolved around the Indian National Congress. Members of the family have traditionally led the Congress party and the Republic of India since independence.
The Guardian wrote in 2007 "The Nehru Gandhi brand has no peer in the world — a member of the family has been in charge of India for 40 of the 60 years since independence. The allure of India's first family blends the right to rule of British monarchy with the tragic glamour of America's Kennedy clan."
The Gandhi surname came from Feroze Jehangir Ghandy, who was not related to Mahatma Gandhi. Indira Priyadarshini Nehru (the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru) married Feroze Gandhi in 1942 and adopted his surname.
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