Indian Leaders on TIME Magazine Covers


5. Lal Bahadur Shashtri:

Lal Bahadur Shashtri, the second prime minister of India was also featured on the magazine's cover in its August 13, 1965 issue. The TIME cover said “Tiny and turkey-necked, shy as a schoolboy in his rumpled dhoti and brown loafers, Shastri both matches the diminished stature of India and reflects its inchoate strength.” It further said “By merely surviving for 14 months in a situation that many thought might end in anarchy, Shastri has shown that India has a chance.

 

6. Indira Gandhi:

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was on the magazine's cover in its January 28, 1966 issue. She was on the cover again in the magazine's December 6, 1971 issue, sharing space with Pakistan's then President Yahya Khan. The cover is a depiction of the 1971 India-Pakistan war. Later on Gandhi featured again on the magazine's cover after her assassination in the magazine’s November 12, 1984 issue.