On 21 May 2021, twenty years are over since India’s one of the finest Prime Minister’s Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by a female LTTE suicide bomber at a public meeting in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu on 21 May 1991.

Rajiv Gandhi was born on 20 August 1944 and he was the second son of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi. His grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of independent India.

Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister of India just after the assassination of his mother and the former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984. He became India’s Prime Minister at the age of 40 and he was the youngest prime minister of India. He ruled the country from 1984 to 1989.

At the time of becoming Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi was not having much political knowledge, experience and maturity. But the political clout the Nehru-Gandhi family veiling in Indian politics, sympathy wave of Indira Gandhi’s assassination and the grass root level Congress party across India has widely helped the congress party to win 411 seats in the parliament out of 542.

During his Prime Ministerial tenure he was very much focusing on taking India to 21st century. He was the main instrumental in laying the seeds and plants for the Information Technology (IT) revolution in India.

To achieve his goal, he has allowed the import of fully assembled motherboards, that has helped in reducing the computer price in India. He also set up a National Informatics Centre, that has helped in importing of computers in an easier manner.

He brought widespread changes in the field of Information technology. His constant efforts in this sector has helped in producing millions of software engineers in India that has paved the way India to become superpower in Information Technology.

Considering his immense contribution towards IT sector, he was hailed as the ‘Father of Information Technology” as well as the “Architect of Digital India”.

To enhance the telecommunication sector in India, in 1986, Rajiv Gandhi took the initiative in establishing MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) that has widely helped in spreading the telephone network in India.

Prior to establishing MTNL, the telephone facilities in India were considered only for richer people. Establishment of MTNL has widely helped the rural masses to make use of the telephone facilities in a bigger manner.

In 1989, Rajiv Gandhi took the initiative in amending 61st Amendment Act of India in the intention of lowering the voting age of youngsters from 21 years to 18 years. His move has widely helped the youngsters to become the Member of Parliament, MLA, Minister, etc. at the age of 18.

He has initiated various reforms in India such as economic liberalization, inclusive growth, democratic decentralization, co-operative federalism, technological advancement, resource-based agricultural growth, economic reforms, etc. in the intention of taking India as a great power in the world.

His government was vigorously supporting science and technology and associated industries. He also taken initiative in reducing import quotas, taxes and tariffs on technology based industries, computers, airlines, defense and telecommunications.

Considering his vast contribution toward the country he was awarded Barat Ratna.