Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maneka Gandhi is an environmentalist, animal rights and nature protection activist. On her birthday today, we trace her journey. All pictures/mid-day archives and Maneka Gandhi Instagram

On the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, take a look at some rare photos of India's first and only female Prime Minister, who was also called the 'Iron Lady of India'. (All photos from MiD-DAY archive)