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	A captain's credentials
		Lakshmi Sahgal, or Captain Lakshmi as she is better known to generations of Indians, is one of India's most illustrious citizens, and her qualifications for the highest constitutional position in the country are impeccable.
		Lakshmi Sahgal was born Lakshmi Swaminadhan on September 24, 1914, in Chennai, to S. Swaminadhan, a brilliant lawyer, and A.V. Ammukutty, a social worker, freedom fighter and campaigner for women's rights.
		Lakshmi, who was given the rank of Colonel (although in the popular mind she remained a "Captain") was active on both military and medical fronts.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1913/19130060.htm (1015 words)

	Lakshmi Sahgal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Captain Lakshmi Sahgal (or Sehgal) (born October 24, 1914) served in the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauz) led by noted freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose, during the Second World War against the British in the early and mid 20th century.
		She was born as Lakshmi Swaminadhan, daughter of Dr S Swaminadhan, a leading lawyer practising Criminal Law at Madras High Court (now Chennai).
		In March 1947, Colonel Sahgal and Captain Lakshmi were married in Lahore.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lakshmi_Sahgal (476 words)

	The Hindu : Impressive show thrills Lakshmi Sahgal
		It was an impressive reception for Lakshmi Sahgal, the non-conformist heroine of the freedom struggle and candidate of the Left parties in the Presidential election, but a dismal display of support on the part of the electors.
		Sahgal in the Presidential election to be held on July 15 in the State.
		Sahgal, said the Presidential election this time was between those who cared for the country and the poor, and stood for secularism on the side, and those who had betrayed their duty to protect the Constitution.
	www.hindu.com /2002/07/08/stories/2002070803500600.htm (693 words)

	The presidential fight
		Lakshmi Sahgal's statement that the nomination of Kalam had sent a wrong signal, especially at a time when the Indian and Pakistani armies were facing each other on the border, raised the hackles of the NDA.
		THE public reception for Lakshmi Sahgal at the Constitution Club in New Delhi on June 26 partly belied the claims of the NDA that the national interest favoured Kalam and that the nation was pained at the choice made by the Left.
		Lakshmi Sahgal's personal statement, issued on June 17, embodied her unflinching commitment to federalism, the Constitution and its vision of a secular democratic republic.
	www.thehindu.com /thehindu/fline/fl1914/19141220.htm (1507 words)

	Lakshmi Sahgal's mumbai campaign
		THE Mumbai tour of Dr. (Capt.) Lakshmi Sahgal, presidential candidate of the Left, democratic and secular forces, was a resounding success not only in terms of receiving enthusiastic response from the cadres and sympathisers but also in terms of the wide coverage it attracted in the media.
		Angered by Capt. Lakshmi Sahgal’s ridiculing of Savarkar and Vajpayee for apologising to the British and deserting the freedom struggle in her interviews with media, which were published prominently, a group of activisits belonging to BJP, ABVP and other Sangh Parivar organisations attempted to obstruct her car to secure an apology from her.
		Lakshmi explained to the reporters the issues, she was fighting for in the presidential election.
	cpim.org /pd/2002/july21/07212002_lakshmi_mumbai.htm (599 words)

	A new President
		Captain Lakshmi, or Lakshmi Sahgal, the Left parties' nominee, who arrived from Kanpur just as the voting began, was a study in contrast.
		Although the numbers were not on her side, Lakshmi Sahgal's presence did imbue the election with a new vigour; she forced her opponent to spell out his priorities and let the nation know where he stood on issues such as the review of the Constitution, secularism, Centre-State relations, Jammu and Kashmir and social justice.
		Lakshmi Sahgal, talking the language of politics, emphasised the fight against communalism and the politics of hatred.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1915/19151210.htm (1263 words)

	[sacw] SACW \| 22 June 02
		Lakshmi who=20 was given the rank of Colonel, although in the popular imagination=20 she remained 'Captain Lakshmi' was active both militarily and on the=20 medical front.
		After her release, Capt. Lakshmi campaigned tirelessly for the=20 release and rehabilitation of imprisoned and de-mobbed INA personnel=20 and for the freedom of India.
		In March=20 1947, Col. Sahgal and Capt. Lakshmi were married in Lahore (Col.=20 Sahgal was the son of Justice Achhru Ram Sahgal, a member of the=20 Punjab High Court Bench who was one of the judges in the Gandhi=20 Murder Case).
	www.insaf.net /pipermail/sacw_insaf.net/2002/001465.html (6105 words)

	saigalbengal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Sahgal emphasised the importance of maintaining the unity and integrity of the nation and said that the vile attempt being made to vitiate the ambience of communal harmony in the country must be resisted.
		Refuting the allegation that her candidature was token one, Capt. Sahgal said that the fight was one of political principle.
		Addressing the gathering, Dr. (Capt.) Lakshmi Sahgal said that she regarded the goal and aim for which a struggle was fought as of primary importance compared to mere arithmetic.
	www.ganashakti.com /old/2002/020701/bengal3.htm (866 words)

	Lakshmi
		Lakshmi evolved from the Milky Ocean, when gods and demons churned it for amrita, the divine nectar, al...
		Lakshmi Sahgal Captain Lakshmi Sahgal (or Sehgal) (born Indian National Army (AZAD HIND FAUJ) led by noted fighter Subha...
		Rani Lakshmi Bai Rani Lakshmi Bai was the female leader of Jhansi, in the Events of 1857 and died fighting.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/lakshmi.html (67 words)

	News India-Times.com, Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Sahgal’s crowded press conference was held at the headquarters of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
		Born on Oct. 24, 1914, in Chennai, Sahgal shot to fame in the 1940s as a young doctor after she joined Indian independence hero Subhash Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army (INA), which was set up to liberate India from British rule.
		Sahgal was also the sole woman member of the Cabinet of the provincial government of the Azad Hind in October 1943.
	www.newsindia-times.com /2002/06/28/tow-top8.html (674 words)

	rediff.com: Left Front nominates Col Lakshmi Sahgal as presidential candidate
		The Left Front on Friday nominated Colonel Lakshmi Sahgal as its candidate for the presidential election to be held on July 15.
		Describing Col Sahgal as a symbol of Indian freedom movement who had dedicated her entire life for the betterment of the Indian people, CPI leader D Raja said her fight against communalism and for gender equality and human rights had no parallel.
		Born in the year 1914, Col Sahgal, a medical doctor by profession, joined the INA in 1940 and was instrumental in setting up the medical wing of the INA.
	www.rediff.com /news/2002/jun/14prez.htm (356 words)

	rediff.com: Sahgal first woman presidential nominee
		The story of Dr (Colonel) Lakshmi Sahgal, the Left Front's nominee for the post of President, is one of true grit and determination.
		The Rani Jhansi Regiment saw active duty on the front and Sahgal, who was given the rank of colonel, was active both militarily and on the medical front.
		Lakshmi married Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal in March 1947 in Lahore and settled down in Kanpur.
	in.rediff.com /news/2002/jun/14prez4.htm (330 words)

	sitaram (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Lakshmi Sahgal and the INA may have lost the battle but they eventually won the war of India’s freedom.
		Lakshmi Sahgal’s legacy is the true Indian nationalism which united people of all religious affiliations - speaking different languages, following different traditions, belonging to different castes - into the mighty struggle.
		Lakshmi Sahgal meets the press three days later on June 17 as the presidential candidate of the Left parties and their allies.
	www.ganashakti.com /old/2002/020708/feature1.htm (3072 words)

	Lakshmi Sahgal : A Revolutionary Life by Ra Ravishankar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In 1947, sensing the danger of communal violence, Dr Sahgal and some of her INA comrades made an unsuccessful attempt at proclaiming their solidarity and freedom from the virus of communalism.
		Dr Sahgal and her Ranis have pretty well smashed the stereotypical image of women being passive, submissive and docile.
		Though Dr Sahgal's nomination is largely symbolic, and I salute her for having taken up a lost cause, I hope her message of peace and egalitarianism gets across.
	www.indianest.com /analysis/042.htm (840 words)

	massive response to the campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Lakshmi Sahgal, herself, succinctly reacted when asked why she was fighting a loosing battle by stating that "when one enters the battlefield, it is only the cowards who raise such a question.
		Lakshmi Sahgal, the legendary heroine of the INA, chose to join the CPI(M) to carry forward, during the last three decades, the completion of the unfulfilled tasks of the freedom struggle came as a slap on the face of the fascistic ideologues who thrive on spreading lies and slander.
		As Capt. Lakshmi, herself, said that the NDA and the Congress must know that they are not the only ones to decide the destiny of the country.
	pd.cpim.org /2002/july21/07212002_lakshmi_campaign.htm (1017 words)

	Political Notes
		Lakshmi Sahgal represents that legacy of pre independence era where we fought, as one people, against the anti-people regime of the British Imperialists, for a free, democratic and egalitarian India.
		While Lakshmi Sahgal is credited with armed opposition to the imperial rulers, Abdul Kalam is known for his pitiful acts and thoughts to appease the present day rulers.
		Lakshmi Sahgal, a graduate in medicine of those times, sacrificed her personal career, to take up arms against the British regime, while Kalam came to defence research after his failure in making a career in the Air Force.
	www.revolutionarydemocracy.org /rdv8n2/politnotes.htm (2831 words)

	Excelsior... Nation
		Dr (Capt) Lakshmi Sahgal of the Indian National Army has emerged as the left choice for appeal to the patriotic sentiments in the country against "200 per cent Indian" A P J Abdul Kalam, backed by the NDA, Congress and Samajwadi Party, for the presidential election.
		Lakshmi married to Col Prem Kumar Sehgal in March 1947 in Lahore and settled down in Kanpur.
		Asked to comment on his party’s stand on the left candidate Lakshmi Sahgal, he said once Kalam is in the fray and SP has already announced its support to him, Sahgal’s candidature will not have much of a significance any more.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /02june15/national.htm (4031 words)

	rediff.com: For Lakshmi Sahgal, it is a battle of ideology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		For Lakshmi Sahgal, it is a battle of ideology
		Left Front's nominee for the post of President, Dr (Colonel) Lakshmi Sahgal, a close lieutenant of the late Subhas Chandra Bose, is all set to contest against the National Democratic Alliance-backed A P J Abdul Kalam.
		Sahgal was candid enough to point out that "it is not a question of victory or defeat; what is more significant for me [is] that India's Left parties alone had thought about fielding a women for this top position for the first time."
	inhome.rediff.com /news/2002/jun/16prez.htm (558 words)

	Mailgate: soc.culture.indian.kerala: Lakshmi Sahgal: KALAM WILL SEND WRONG SIGNALS TO THE WORLD
		Replying to questions during the first press conference after her nomination for the country's top post, Sahgal said "it will send wrong signals by having a nuclear scientist as head of nation".
		Sahgal, a veteran freedom fighter, said she admired Kalam as a scientist.
		Stating that she would strive to safeguard the federal content of the Constitution and prevent misuse of Article 356, Sahgal said all four foundational pillars of the Constitution -- secular democracy, economic self- reliance, federalism and social justice -- "are severely stressed".
	www.mailgate.org /soc/soc.culture.indian.kerala/msg05520.html (356 words)

	News from India: June 21, 2002 India Travel Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dr Sahgal (87) is pitted against APJ Abdul Kalam, the joint candidate of the NDA, Samajwadi Party and the Congress.
		Sahgal, a freedom fighter, had raised a women's battalion for the Indian National Army in Singapore, which fought against British rulers during the 1940s.
		Lakshmi Sahgal, has said her fight is against the BJP, and not against NDA candidate APJ Abdul Kalam.
	www.indiatraveltimes.com /news/june21.html (2009 words)

	The Hindu : It's a fight: Lakshmi Sahgal
		The Left parties' Presidential candidate, Lakshmi Sahgal, on her way to file her nomination at Parliament House in New Delhi on Friday.
		The Left parties' Presidential candidate, Lakshmi Sahgal, today filed her nomination papers for the July 15 election and became the first woman to contest for the top post.
		Freedom fighter and lieutenant of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Capt. Sahgal, 87, filed her papers with the Returning Officer, Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha, S.C. Tripathi, this morning as the candidate against Abdul Kalam, the NDA nominee being backed by a majority of the Opposition parties.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2002/06/22/stories/2002062203420100.htm (283 words)

	Sahgal gears up for a contest- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		NEW DELHI: Left parties’ presidential nominee Lakshmi Sahgal has questioned the NDA’s choice of A P J Abdul Kalam for the top post, saying a missile scientist in Rashtrapati Bhavan ‘‘will send a wrong signal’’ to the world.
		Surprisingly, Captain Sahgal did not share the views of the Left leadership that one holding the highest office should have proper political understanding to know the implications of various developments.
		Sahgal said her fight was against the BJP.
	www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/13296051.cms (187 words)

	The Hindu : Left parties to field Lakshmi Sahgal
		The Left parties and the Janata Dal (Secular) today decided to field the veteran freedom fighter, Lakshmi Sahgal, to contest the Presidential poll against A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, candidate of the ruling National Democratic Alliance and a majority of the Opposition.
		The Left leaders described Capt. Sahgal as a symbol of the Indian freedom movement who dedicated her life for the betterment of the people.
		The Left leaders said Capt. Sahgal, who was associated with Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and played a lead role in the formation of the Rani Jhansi regiment, was active both militarily and on the medical front.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2002/06/15/stories/2002061504230100.htm (338 words)

	GN Online: Congress party opposes Sahgal
		She, however, paid handsome compliments to Sahgal, saying "she played a heroic part in the freedom struggle", adding she had "inspired successive generations of people" and that she was "an eminent person".
		But as with Congress party, the BJP too has no hesitation in opposing Sahgal for her Leftist associations, though they are forced to acknowledge her pre-eminence as a freedom fighter, because of her participation in the armed struggle to drive out the British.
		Though Sahgal's defeat is a foregone conclusion, her nomination has created a new milestone in the electoral politics of the country.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=54543 (825 words)

	Freeindiamedia.com, Express your impartial, radical, grassroot views on current issues. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Reacting to Mrs Sahgal's apparent reference to A P J Abdul Kalam as a "missile man", the influential Union minister and BJP leader said: "If for Captain Lakshmi Sahgal Abdul Kalam is a missile man, then let me remind her she was no Gandhian.
		One is to suggest that Mr Kalam and Mrs Sahgal do not differ in their basic thinking, and that, therefore, her candidacy has no meaning.
		In 1944, Lakshmi Sahgal indeed carried a gun on her shoulder at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's side.
	www.freeindiamedia.com /current_affairs/17_july_current_affairs.htm (873 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> India -> Polling for Presidential election begins
		New Delhi: Polling began in Parliament and state Assemblies for the 12th Presidential election on July 15 morning in which eminent missile technologist A P J Abdul Kalam and Indian National Army (INA) veteran Capt Lakshmi Sahgal are locked in a straight contest.
		He was later adopted by the entire political spectrum barring the Left, which fielded 87-year-old Sahgal, who had kept herself away from politics and social life and was leading a quiet life in Kanpur.
		Sahgal is the first woman to contest the Presidential election.
	news.indiainfo.com /2002/07/15/15polling.html (223 words)

	profile of Lakshmi Sahgal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Lakshmi was kept extremely busy tending to the many casualties and injuries that resulted from skirmishes.
		Lakshmi, who was given the rank of Colonel, although in the popular imagination she remained Captain Lakshmi’, was active both militarily and on the medical front.
		After her release, Captain Lakshmi campaigned tirelessly for the release and rehabilitation of imprisoned and de-mobbed INA personnel, and for the freedom of India.
	cpim.org /pd/2002/june23/06232002_lakshmi_profile.htm (1007 words)

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