Political Families of India - Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty

Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty

Note: The Gandhi surname comes from Feroze Gandhi, the husband of Indira, and is not related to Mahatma Gandhi. See main article The Nehru-Gandhi family

• Motilal Nehru (Freedom Fighter, politician and lawyer) (Father)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru (Great Freedom Fighter, First Indian PM, Prime Minister, 1947–1964) (Son of Motilal)
    • Indira Gandhi (Prime Minister, 1966–1977 and 1980–1984) (Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru)
      • Rajiv Gandhi (Prime Minister, 1984–1989) (Son of Indira Gandhi)
      • Sonia Gandhi, (President of the Indian National Congress party), Led Indian National Congress to victory in two successive Lok Sabha Elections, Chose not to become PM despite being in a position to become Prime Minister of India, wife of Rajiv Gandhi

• • • • • Rahul Gandhi (politician) - (Son of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi), Considered as an upcoming Star of Indian Politics and potential Prime Minister (please do not write like this, India is a democratic country not an oligarchy.)
        • Priyanka Gandhi (political activist) - (daughter of Rajiv Gandhi)
      • Sanjay Gandhi (politician) - (Son of Indira Gandhi)
      • Maneka Gandhi (politician, ex-minister) - (Widow of Sanjay) - (Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP)
        • Varun Gandhi (politician) - (Son of Sanjay) - (BJP)
      • Uma Nehru (Member of Parliament) - (Indira's cousin)
        • Arun Nehru (politician, ex-minister) - (Nephew of Indira, son of Uma)
  • Kamala Nehru, (wife of Jawaharlal, Congress leader)
  • Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, (MP and diplomat) (daughter of Motilal)
    • Nayantara Sehgal, (novelist and political critic) (daughter of Mrs Pandit)