New Delhi: India on Thursday paid homage to the late Indira Gandhi, the country's first and only woman prime minister, on her 92nd birth anniversary with floral tributes and other ceremonies.
At her memorial Shakti Sthal on the banks of the Yamuna river in the national capital, a remembrance ceremony was organised early in the day.
Paying tribute to the 'Iron Lady', Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said: "On the occasion of the birth anniversary of India's first and only lady prime minister, we must all pledge to empower every women in the country."
To mark the day, a number of cultural programmes were organised at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).
Well known dance troupes like Madhavi Mudgal and her group, Geeta Chandran and Natya Vriksha dance company and the Kathak Kendra repertory company will perform on Thursday evening.
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