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Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri (born 1952) is a former assistant secretary-general at the United Nations and the former deputy executive director of UN Women. Prior to her 15-year stint at the United Nations, she served as an Indian diplomat for 28 years.
Lakshmi Puri’s debut novel reflects her deep belief in UN values, gender equality: UN Deputy Secretary-General
United Nations, Former Indian diplomat Lakshmi Puri’s work has shown that empowering w...
Hindustan Times
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Celebrating the Third Convocation of Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence
Excellence (SSSUHE) celebrated its 3rd Convocation at the Sri Sathya Sai Premamrutham Auditorium. The event was graced by Shri Hardeep Singh...
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Jul 1, 2024 · The Delhi High Court Monday directed TMC leader Saket Gokhale to apologise and pay Rs 50 lakh damages to former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri, wife of Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri, in a 2021 defamation case.
5 days ago · United Nations, Former Indian diplomat Lakshmi Puri’s work has shown that empowering women is a crucial part of sustainable development and her debut novel reflects her deep belief in UN values ...
Apr 20, 2011 · United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced the appointment of Ms. Lakshmi Puri of India as Assistant Secretary-General for Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships at the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) on 11 March 2011.
Lakshmi Puri’s allegorical leap at Swallowing the Sun is a quest of a different kind, one that remained uninterrupted by the muse in its fluent flow. The canvas she sketches on is large, with multiple players.
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Mar 16, 2015 · Twenty years ago in Beijing, countries signed on to a comprehensive global blueprint for gender equality and women’s empowerment, and achieving that goal remains “humanity’s biggest project,”...
5 days ago · United Nations, Jul 23 (PTI) Former Indian diplomat Lakshmi Puri has encouraged girls and women across the world to break boundaries and be “truth-seeking, justice-seeking”, as the top UN leadership hailed her work and commitment towards gender equality and women’s empowerment. ... Puri has used her “platform and made a career of seeking opportunities to support and empower women.” ...
Jan 26, 2024 · Set during the freedom movement, Lakshmi Puri’s Swallowing the Sun (Rs 899, Aleph) is about the encounter of India’s national story with unknown individuals, the constant tussle between revolution and reform, encapsulated in the gaze of Malati, a girl from a Maharashtrian village who grows up to know the cost at which independence — for ...
Ms. Puri joined the United Nations after a distinguished career with the Indian Foreign Service. Ms. Puri is Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN...
Jun 19, 2013 · Speech by Acting Head of UN Women Lakshmi Puri on Ending Violence against Women and Children at the ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly on 18 June 2013, in Brussels
