Indira Gandhi, the first female Prime Minister of India, had been an epoch-making part of the Indian history, who reigned the nation exceptionally. Unlike her booming career, Indira's personal life was hit by several rocks and landed her in a controversial space unnumbered times. Jawaharlal Nehru's personal secretary M. Mathai in his book 'Reminiscences of the Nehru Age' spilled the beans and disclosed many secrets of the Nehru family. A special chapter in the book named as 'She' based on his relationship with Indira Gandhi was omitted as it sparked controversy. Mathai, who penned the chapter verbosely, uncovered the sexual relations and his year-long bond with Indira.

Extramarital affairs of Indira Gandhi revealed
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It's a brave biographer who will take on the subject of Indira Gandhi's sex life. The world, though, could have had a glimpse of it had M. In it Mathai apparently claimed he had had an affair with Indira Gandhi for 12 long years. The new biography is indeed a remarkable story of the woman in Indira, controversially focusing on her intimate side—from her first love, a German teacher at Shantiniketan, to her long pre-marital relationship with Feroze Gandhi and then Mathai, Dinesh Singh and Dhirendra Brahmachari. Frank dwells at some length on the rumours of Indira Gandhi's affairs with "none other than her father's squat and moon-faced secretary, M. He boasted openly of his liaison with Nehru's daughter, both at the time and for many years after. Frank, however, says there was "definitely a certain attraction" between them, quoting Nehru's biographer Sarvepalli Gopal to say that "Indira Gandhi encouraged him beyond normal limits.
A STORY OF INDIRA GANDHI'S SEXUAL ADVENTURES.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Brownian Notions. It's a brave biographer who will take on the subject of Indira Gandhi's sex life. The world, though, could have had a glimpse of it had M. In it Mathai apparently claimed he had had an affair with Indira Gandhi for 12 long years. Frank, who seems to have read 'She', says it would have been unprintable anyway. The new biography is indeed a remarkable story of the woman in Indira, controversially focusing on her intimate side—from her first love, a German teacher at Shantiniketan, to her long pre-marital relationship with Feroze Gandhi and then Mathai, Dinesh Singh and Dhirendra Brahmachari.
Indira Gandhi was widowed at 43, a young, attractive and stylish woman in the prime of life, radiant with good health and energy, eager to claim her place in the political sun. Did she miss an intimate male presence in her life? In , there were rumours that Dinesh Singh, the handsome and sophisticated raja of Kalakankar and a minister in her first cabinet, was her lover and even functioned as the power behind the throne. However, her close associates strongly refute these rumours. Dinesh Singh only spread rumours about his so-called closeness to her to advance his own cause and was soon turfed out.