Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian politician who twice served briefly as interim prime minister, in 1964 following the death of Jawaharlal Nehru and in 1966 upon the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri (b. July 4, 1898, Badoki Gosain village, Gujranwala, India [now in Pakistan]--d. Jan. 15, 1998, Ahmadabad, India).
Gulzarilal Nanda
Indian politician
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