There is no doubt that Indira Gandhi, Amitabh Bachchan, and Sunil Gavaskar were the dominant figures in India’s public life in the 1970s. Indira Gandhi, Amitabh Bachchan, and Sunil Gavaskar were also able to create newer templates of professionalism. In this highly-unpredictable environment, Indira Gandhi, Amitabh Bachchan, and Sunil Gavaskar introduced professionalism as a new idiom of public life. Like Amitabh Bachchan, Sunil Gavaskar did not give up his main profession. But this does not undermine the significance of the templates of professionalism established by Indira Gandhi, Amitabh Bachchan, and Sunil Gavaskar.

Source: The Telegraph January 14, 2026 02:04 UTC