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Captain Lakshmi Sahgal. Lakshmi Swaminathan or Captain Lakshmi, born to Ammakutty and Subbrama Swaminathan on 24 October 1914, was the recruiter, caretaker and commander of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment recruits. She was a medical doctor. She joined the Indian Independence League (IIL) and welcomed Netaji upon his arrival in Singapore in the year ...
Feb 19, 2013 · Captain Lakshmi Sahgal. Captain Lakshmi Sahgal led the Rani of Jhansi regiment of the INA; an inspiring woman who played an incredible part in the Indian freedom movement. At a time (the 1930s and 40s) when Indian women rarely stepped outside the home or their role as homemakers, Lakshmi Sahgal (nee Lakshmi Swaminadhan) had bigger plans.
Jul 23, 2012 · Captain Lakshmi Sahgal was a "fierce freedom fighter": Big B Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister condole Captain Lakshmi Sahgal's death Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India ...
Lakshmi Sahgal was born October 24, 1914, in Malabar, a city in Madras state in Southern India. Her parents were comfortably well off: Her father, Subbarama Swaminathan, was a Harvard-educated lawyer, and her mother, Ammukutty “Ammu” Swaminathan, evolved from a child bride to a social worker and political activist.
Lakshmi Sahgal met Subhas Chandra Bose in Singapore, where he invited her to lead the women’s regiment of the Indian National Army in 1942. A doughty fighter, Lakshmi was captured in 1946, by which time she had attained near-mythical status in the popular imagination. After her release, she married a colonel and Indian National Army colleague.
It was translated into Hindi, Mera Jeevan Sangharsh. Captain Lakshmi Sahgal passed away on 23 July 2012. About the Collection: The papers of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal comprise valuable correspondence exchanged with her contemporaries, members of INA, freedom fighters and NGOs. The collection throws light on her contribution to All India Women's ...
Jul 23, 2012 · As a huge crowd bid her the final farewell, veteran freedom fighter Captain Lakshmi Sahgal's body was on Tuesday taken to the GSVM medical college in Kanpur, where it would be donated for research.
