List of nicknames of the prime ministers of India
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This is a list of nicknames of prime ministers of India that were or are in common usage.
Jawaharlal NehruEdit
Full name: Jawaharlal Nehru
Lal Bahadur ShastriEdit
Full name: Lal Bahadur Shastri
Indira GandhiEdit
Full name: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
- Priyadarshini, (Sanskrit: dear to the sight), was not only her nickname but her official middle name.[6][7]
- Mother India, a biographical book written on her by Pranay Gupte.[8]
- Iron Lady of India, to iterate her gutsy matriarchal charisma.[9]
- Durga, a nickname that is rumoured to be given to her by Atal Bihari Vajpayee after she won the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He although strongly refused having called her so.[10]
Atal Bihari VajpayeeEdit
Full name: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Ajatashatru (Sanskrit: having no enemy), for having a perpetual good-man aura and no enemies even from the opposing sides.[11][12][13]
- Bhishma Pitamaha, a nickname that is given to him by earstwhile Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.[14]
H. D. Deve GowdaEdit
Full name: Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda
Narendra ModiEdit
Full name: Narendra Damodardas Modi
- NaMo, a portmanteau derived from his first and last names.[16]
- Modiji, a heavily used colloquial term to refer to him.[17][18][19]
- Chaiwala, (Hindi: Tea-seller), a nickname that was popular among his supporters during 2014 Indian general election.
- Chowkidar, (Hindi: Gatekeeper or Watchman or effectively a Protector), a self-styled nickname that was popular among his supporters during 2019 Indian general election.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nation pays tribute to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 124th birth anniversary". DNA India. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ↑ "Remembering "The Man of Peace" – Lal Bahadur Shastri". EducationWorld. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ↑ K, PAVAN RAO (2019-10-29). "Lal Bahadur Shastri: In a time of war, the man of peace". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ↑ "MAN OF PEACE, A | Films Division". filmsdivision.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ↑ "Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri | Prime Minister of India". www.pmindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ↑ Frank, Katherine (2010-07-08). Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi. HarperCollins UK. ISBN 978-0-00-737250-8.
- ↑ "Indira Gandhi | Department of Justice | Ministry of Law & Justice | GoI". doj.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ↑ Gupte, Pranay (2012-02-15). Mother India: A Political Biography of Indira Gandhi. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-306826-6.
- ↑ "Indira Gandhi: The 'Iron Lady of India', a leading stateswoman, was once a lonely child". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ↑ "Atal Bihari Vajpayee Had Refuted Calling Indira Gandhi 'Durga'". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ↑ Mohan, Archis (2018-08-17). "Atal Bihari Vajpayee, more than a rare 'Ajatshatru' in Indian politics". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ↑ "Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The 'True Ajatshatru' of Indian Politics is No More; Leaders Pay Tributes". News18. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ↑ "Ajatashatru: Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee". The Financial Express. 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ↑ ""Bhishma Pitamah" should rise above party politics: PM". The Hindu. 2008-03-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ↑ Poovanna, Sharan (2019-05-24). "Deve Gowda: Karnataka's humbled Goliath". mint. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ↑ "Narendra Modi still the man for India: Why despite Covid, country under Modi is on the cusp of positive transformation". Times of India Blog. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ↑ Team, N. L. "Watch: Meghnad reacts to Adarniya Modiji". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ↑ "Meet Anmol Bakaya, the YouTuber who chanted 'Modiji' for 24 hours on PM's birthday". The Indian Express. 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ↑ Where did you Spend Rs 35,000 Crore for COVID Vaccine Modiji? | NewsClick, 2021-06-03, retrieved 2021-06-05