Indira Gandhi casts a spell in Kazakhstan
It is a reality in Kazakhstan. A lot of women have the name of our former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi in Kazakhstan. Indiraji left a lasting impression among the people of that country, so much so that quite a few girls were named after her.
INDIRA GANDHI! It’s a name which will churn mixed feelings among those who hear it. Victims of the Emergency will howl, admirers will be well, admirers.
This story takes place, not in India but in Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, the land of Kazak nomads who were a great threat to Chengiz Khan. The fable starts when Indira Gandhi, visited Kazakhstan along with her father, our first Prime Minister, Nehru in 1955.
Indiraji left an impression among the people of that country so much so that girls, born between 1980 and 1990, approximately one tenth of them, bear the name ‘Indira’. Indira Mervova, Indira Opesnova, Ospanova Indira are some of the names. In Astana, the main city of Kazakhstan, one of the main woman leader’s name is Indira.
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