Prime Minister of India

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Born : November 14, 1889
Died : May 27, 1964
Birth Place : Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Political party : Congress
In office : August 15, 1947 - May 27, 1964






Gulzarilal Nanda
Born : July 4, 1898
Died : January 15, 1998
Birth Place : Sialkot in the Undivided Punjab, now in Punjab, Pakistan
Political party : Congress
In office : May 27, 1964 - June 9, 1964






Lal Bahadur Shastri
Born : October 2, 1904
Died : January 11, 1966
Birth Place : Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh
Political party : Congress
In office : June 9, 1964 - January 11, 1966






Gulzarilal Nanda
Born : July 4, 1898
Died : January 15, 1998
Birth Place : Sialkot in the Undivided Punjab, now in Punjab, Pakistan
Political party : Congress
In office : January 11, 1966 - January 24, 1966






Indira Priyadarsini Gandhi
Born : November 19, 1917
Died : October 31, 1984
Birth Place : Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Political party : Congress
In office : January 24, 1966 - March 24, 1977







Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
Born : February 29, 1896
Died : April 10, 1995
Birth Place : Bhadeli, Gujarat
Political party : Janata Party
In office : March 24, 1977 - July 28, 1979






Choudhary Charan Singh
Born : 23 December 1902
Died : 29 May 1987
Birth Place : Noorpur, Uttar Pradesh
Political party : Janata Party
In office : July 28, 1979 - January 14, 1980






Indira Priyadarsini Gandhi
Born : November 19, 1917
Died : October 31, 1984
Birth Place : Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Political party : Congress (I)
In office : January 14, 1980 - October 31, 1984






Rajiv Ratna Gandhi
Born : August 20, 1944
Died : May 21, 1991
Birth Place : Bombay, Maharashtra
Political party : Congress (I)
In office : October 31, 1984 - December 2, 1989






Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Born : 25 June 1931
Birth Place : Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Political party : Janata Dal
In office : December 2, 1989 - November 10, 1990







Chandra Shekhar Singh
Born : 1 July 1927
Birth Place : Ibrahimpatti, Uttar Pradesh
Political party : Janata Dal (S)
In office : November 10, 1990 - June 21, 1991







Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao
Born : 28 June 1921
Died : 23 December 2004
Birth Place : Karimnagar, Andra Pradesh
Political party : Congress (I)
In office : June 21, 1991- May 16, 1996






Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Born : December 25, 1924
Birth Place : Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Political party : Bharatiya Janata Party
In office : May 16, 1996 - June 1, 1996







Haradanahalli Dodde Deve Gowda
Born : 18 May 1933
Birth Place : Haradanahalli, Karnataka
Political party : Janata Dal
In office : June 1, 1996 - April 21, 1997









Inder Kumar Gujral
Born : 4 December 1919
Birth Place : Jhelum in Western Punjab, now in Pakistan

Political party : Janata Dal
In office : April 21, 1997 - March 19, 1998








Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Born : December 25, 1924
Birth Place : Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Political party : Bharatiya Janata Party
In office : March 19, 1998 - May 22, 2004

Dr. Manmohan Singh
Born : 26 September 1932
Birth Place : Gah, West Punjab, Now in Pakistan
Political party : Congress (I)
In office : May 22, 2004 - till date

Rare Pictures of India

A rare aerial view of parliament (top right) and former imperial civil service buildings in Delhi which now house the Indian government, both designed by architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker.

A group of dancing girls. Dancing or nautch girls began performing at courts
around 1830. They were known for their elaborate costumes and jewellery.

The Grand Trunk Road, built by Sher Shah Suri, was the main trade route
from Calcutta to Kabul. Here, transport leaves Ambala for Delhi.




A throwback from the Raj: A British man gets a pedicure from an Indian servant.

The daughter of an Indian maharajah seated on a leopard she shot, sometime during 1920s.