VijayaLakshmiPandit was born in Allahabad in what was then the United Provinces (later, Uttar Pradesh) on August 18, 1900, and was given the name Swarup Kumari ("Beautiful Princess") Nehru.
VijayaLakshmi Nehru Pandit (िवजयलक्ष्मी नेहरू पण्िडत) (1900 - 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician, sister of Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and the first female President of the United Nations General Assembly.
Pandit was a harsh critic of her niece, Indira Gandhi, after Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1966, and she retired from active politics after relations soured between them.
VijayaLakshmi Nehru Pandit (विजयलक्ष्मी नेहरू पंडित) (1900 - 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician, sister of Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and the first female President of the United Nations General Assembly.
In India, she served as governor of Maharashtra from 1962 until 1964, after which she was elected to the Indian Lok Sabha from Phulpur, her brother's former constituency.
Pandit was a harsh critic of her niece, Indira Gandhi, after Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1966, and she retired from active politics after relations soured between them.
Pandit has taken a leading part in her country's politics and has served three terms of.
PanditPandit was President,of the All-India Women's Conference from 1941to 1943 and is the founder and President of the All-India Save the Children.
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Today's Honorary Subscriber is the Indian diplomat VijayaLakshmiPandit (1900-90), who was one of India's most famous women, known worldwide for her work in government and for her interest in the women's movement.
Pandit was born in Allahabad, Western India, the daughter of Motilal Nehru, a wealthy and aristocratic nationalist leader.
After her retirement from the political scene, Pandit remained out of the public eye except for one occasion in 1977, when she felt compelled to come out in opposition to the Congress party which at the time was headed by her niece, Indira P. Gandhi, the daughter of her brother, Jawaharlal Nehru.
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PANDIT, VIJAYALAKSHMI viji lak shme pun dit, 19001990, Indian diplomat, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru.
While Durga is the most potent icon to express the aggressive and destructive behavior of Shakti, Lakshmi is the quintessential goddess who proclaims her creative aspect.
Without exception Lakshmi is depicted in art as full-breasted (symbolizing her powers of nourishment), and wide-hipped (signifying her fertile, child-bearing capabilities).
It is also for this reason that she is almost always shown in association with the lotus, which forms one of her most important iconographic attributes.
She was the first woman to serve as president of the United Nations General Assembly, 1953–54, and held a number of political and diplomatic posts until her retirement 1968.
After her brother became the first prime minister of India in 1947, Pandit was Indian ambassador to the USSR 1947–49 and to the USA 1949–52, and high commissioner to the UK 1954–61.
In 1962 she became governor of the state of Maharashta and after her brother's death in 1964 she took over his constituency, with a large majority.
She was active in the Indian freedom movement and held high national and international positions.Vijaya LakshmiPandit was born in Allahabad in what was then the United Provinces (later, Uttar Pradesh) on August 18, 1900, and was given the name Swarup Kumari ("Beautiful Princess") Nehru.
She was imprisoned by the British on three different occasions, in 1932-1933, 1940, and 1942-1943.In May 1921 she married Ranjit Sitaram Pandit, a foreign-educated barrister from Kathiawar.
She is often referred to in books on the Nehrus and in biographies of her brother, Jawaharlal Nehru.Obituaries for Pandit appear in the Chicago Tribune (December 2, 1990) and the Washington Post (December 2, 1990).
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Born in Allahabad at the turn of the century, VijayaLakshmiPandit was deeply involved in India's battle for freedom.
VijayaLakshmiPandit was deeply opposed to the Emergency, left the Indira-dominated Congress and joined the Janata party, where she campaigned against Indira Gandhi.
Pandit's statement against apartheid to the UN General Assembly, in 1946.
...Pandit, VijayaLakshmi, (viji´ lak´shme pun´dit) (KEY), 1900-1990, Indian diplomat, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru.
His mount is the eagle Garuda, and his consort is Lakshmi, or Shri, the goddess of wealth....
Sarasvati (sakti or wife of Brahmâ goddess of poetry, wisdom, and fine art), Lakshmi (wife of Vishnu; goddess of wealth and prosperity), Durga or Kali...
In 1953Pandit became the first woman to be elected president of the UN General Assembly thereafter till 1961 she was Indian high commissioner in London.
In 1977 Pandit left the Congress Party to join the Congress for Democracy, which had merged with the Janata Party.
[VijayaLakshmi Nehru Pandit] (19001990) Indian diplomat and politician, sister of Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953), aunt of Indira Gandhi
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After King Gyanendra had to give up his absolute rule, Pandey and other former ministers of the royalist government were arrested on May 12, 2006.
Pandit, VijayaLakshmi, original name (until marriage in 1921) Swarup Kumari Nehru (b.
Pandit was close to her brother, but in 1977 she actively opposed the authoritarian policies of his daughter, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and successfully campaigned against Gandhi's party, Congress (I).
