Remembering Indira Gandhi - 25 years after Indira Gandhi's assassination - In Pictures

It was so sudden, a stunned nation would not believe it for hours after. But India had to come to terms with the fact that on the morning of October 31, 1984, Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi had been felled by the bullets of those she chose to protect her life.

It has been 25 years since, but a leader to match the stature of India’s Indira is yet to come. A woman who braved the odds when the world still belonged to men. A global icon. A leader looked up to, feared, loved. Equally, a politician with more detractors than any of her ilk.

We remember Indira and pay homage to the iron lady who continues to inspire generations.