Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917, in Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh. She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru and her grandfather Motilal Nehru's home, Anand Bhavan, was in Allahabad. While she represented Varanasi in Parliament and lived in Delhi as Prime Minister, Allahabad is her birthplace.