List of nicknames of prime ministers of India explained

This is a list of nicknames or public names of prime ministers of India that were or are in common usage.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Full name: Jawaharlal Nehru

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Full name: Lal Bahadur Shastri

Indira Gandhi

Full name: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Full name: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

H. D. Deve Gowda

Full name: Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda

Narendra Modi

Full name: Narendra Damodardas Modi

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 2019-01-11. Remembering "The Man of Peace" – Lal Bahadur Shastri. 2021-07-05. EducationWorld. en-US.
  3. Web site: K. PAVAN RAO. 2019-10-29. Lal Bahadur Shastri: In a time of war, the man of peace. 2021-07-05. The Asian Age.
  4. Web site: MAN OF PEACE, A Films Division. 2021-07-05. filmsdivision.org.
  5. Web site: Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Prime Minister of India. 2021-06-05. www.pmindia.gov.in.
  6. Book: Frank, Katherine. Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi. 2010-07-08. HarperCollins UK. 978-0-00-737250-8. en.
  7. Web site: Indira Gandhi Department of Justice Ministry of Law & Justice GoI. 2021-06-05. doj.gov.in.
  8. Book: Gupte, Pranay. Mother India: A Political Biography of Indira Gandhi. 2012-02-15. Penguin Books India. 978-0-14-306826-6. en.
  9. Book: Sharma, R.A. . Indira Gandhi and Congress Party . Northern Book Centre . 1988 . 978-81-85119-44-1 . Henry A. Kissinger had described her as an "iron lady" and her personality as "charismatic" and tough. . 190.
  10. Book: Himmat . . v. 16 . 1979 . 8. Few cast so low, so ignominiously, have the courage and belief to return. Mrs Gandhi is the real iron lady..
  11. Web site: Indira Gandhi: The 'Iron Lady of India', a leading stateswoman, was once a lonely child. 2021-06-05. gulfnews.com. 19 November 2019 . en.
  12. Book: Thakur, Janardan . Indira Gandhi and Her Power Game . Vikas . 1979 . 978-0-7069-0985-2 . Wild cheers went up with every hated name that fell by the wayside, reminiscent of that other night in December 1971 when the Lahore skies had belonged to India. Those were the days when so many had hailed Indira Gandhi as Durga. . 1.
  13. Book: The Calcutta Journal of Political Studies, Volumes 6-7. astounding victory of India led even the opposition leaders to compare her to such a mythological 'strong personality' as 'Durga'. 12. University of Calcutta. 1987.
  14. News: Mohan. Archis. 2018-08-17. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, more than a rare 'Ajatshatru' in Indian politics. Business Standard India. 2021-07-05.
  15. Web site: 2018-08-16. Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The 'True Ajatshatru' of Indian Politics is No More; Leaders Pay Tributes. 2021-07-05. News18. en.
  16. Web site: 2018-08-17. Ajatashatru: Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee. 2021-07-05. The Financial Express. en-US.
  17. News: 2008-03-06. "Bhishma Pitamah" should rise above party politics: PM. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-07-05. 0971-751X.
  18. Web site: Poovanna. Sharan. 2019-05-24. Deve Gowda: Karnataka's humbled Goliath. 2021-06-05. mint. en.
  19. Web site: 2021-06-03. Narendra Modi still the man for India: Why despite Covid, country under Modi is on the cusp of positive transformation. 2021-06-05. Times of India Blog. en-US.
  20. Web site: Team. N. L.. Watch: Meghnad reacts to Adarniya Modiji. 2021-06-05. Newslaundry. 14 May 2021 .
  21. Web site: 2020-09-19. Meet Anmol Bakaya, the YouTuber who chanted 'Modiji' for 24 hours on PM's birthday. 2021-06-05. The Indian Express. en.
  22. Web site: Team. N. L.. 'Feku Modi' talks about inclusive politics, but can a leopard change its spots: Digvijaya. IndiaToday. 13 Sep 2013 .
  23. Web site: Team. N. L.. Modi is 'Feku No. 1', didn't fulfil promises: Sidhu. DeccanHerald. 16 May 2016 .
  24. Web site: Team. N. L.. PM Modi another Hitler, he is known as feku, says Raj Thackeray. IndiaToday. 7 Apr 2019 .
  25. Web site: Team. N. L.. PM Narendra Modi a 'feku', has insulted India's poor with demonetisation move: Rahul Gandhi at Goa rally. TheEconomicTimes. 16 Dec 2016 .