Indira Gandhi

About Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) was the third Prime Minister of India and a defining political figure of the 20th century. As a central leader in the Indian National Congress, her tenure was marked by significant actions, including nationalizing banks, implementing the controversial Green Revolution to boost agriculture, and leading India to victory in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh. This substantial global political impact secures her #67 ranking among history’s most influential figures according to the MIT Pantheon project.

Despite her high historical importance, the modern internet attention metrics suggest a notable disconnect. Gandhi garnered 3.4 million Wikipedia views in 2025. This level of attention is less than half that of Franklin D. Roosevelt (#338 importance) and significantly less than Joe Biden (#329 importance), though she ranks substantially higher in historical influence. In fact, her attention score indicates an overattention of +5x relative to importance, suggesting her 3.4M views are concentrated compared to the very low online traffic of many other comparably influential historical figures.

While her overall attention is high for her historical rank, recent interest shows some volatility; her 2025 momentum dropped by -40% between Q1 and Q3, indicating recent spikes in interest may be leveling off compared to the beginning of the year.