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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.
5 days ago · 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. A single-judge bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani ...
6 days ago · The former diplomat had sued Gokhale after he alleged that she bought property in Switzerland disproportionate to her assets. The Delhi High Court on Monday directed Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Saket Gokhale to pay ₹50 lakh damages in a defamation case filed by former diplomat Lakshmi Puri.
Mar 2, 2024 · Lakshmi Puri’s debut novel is about the power of love – and India’s wisdom and eloquence. 'Swallowing the Sun' tells the story of Malati, a young girl growing up in a Maharashtra caught up in the freedom movement's fervour, and how she navigates sisterhood, friendships and revolution. Written by Oopalee Operajita.
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 Murdeshwar Puri on 13th & 23rd June 2021, which tweets contained wrong and unverified allegations in relation to the purchase of property by Amb. Puri abroad, which I sincerely regret.”
6 days ago · 2min read. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court directed TMC leader Saket Gokhale on Monday to apologise and pay Rs 50 lakh damages to former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri, the wife of Union ...
Mar 21, 2024 · The daughter of a 'fierce feminist' and one of the first women to earn a postgraduate degree in law in Maharashtra, Puri's mother Malati Desai broke ridiculously finicky, rigorous caste and...
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 ...
Jan 28, 2024 · 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,...
