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Pandit, Vijaya Lakshmi |
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Pandit, Vijaya Lakshmi (vĭjī`ə läk`shmē pŭn`dĭt), 1900–1990, Indian diplomat, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru Nehru, Jawaharlal (jəwähərläl` nā`r ..... Click the link for more information. . She played an active role in the Indian National Congress Indian National Congress, Indian political party, founded in 1885. Its founding members proposed economic reforms and wanted a larger role in the making of British policy for India. ..... Click the link for more information. before Indian independence and was several times imprisoned. She was leader of the Indian delegation to the United Nations (1946–51), ambassador to the Soviet Union (1947–49) and to the United States (1949–51), president of the UN General Assembly (1953–54), and India's high commissioner to the United Kingdom (1955–61). From 1962 to 1964 she was governor of Maharashtra. BibliographySee her autobiography The Scope of Happiness (1979). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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