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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.
2 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 ...
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.”
3 days ago · In its order, the High Court said that Gokhale's tweets have diminished and harmed the position Lakshmi Puri has earned in society. "Though today Puri may not be performing any public function or formal role in public life, persons of her stature and achievement are held in high esteem as public intellectuals who have served the nation and as role-models for others who may wish to emulate them.
3 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.
2 days ago · In her suit, Lakshmi Puri claimed that the tweets were malicious, unverified, and false, causing “irreversible damage” to her reputation. Puri also submitted tweets that were “Liked” by ...
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.
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 ...
11K Followers, 334 Following, 190 Posts - Lakshmi M Puri (@lakshmimpuri) on Instagram: "Former #UNAssistant Secretary-General; Deputy Executive Director , UNWOMEN & Amb of India, feminist , writer , lover of poetry , dance ,flora."
Jul 13, 2021 · The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed journalist Saket Gokhale to take down his tweets in which he had alleged impropriety on the part of former United Nations officer Lakshmi Puri related to the purchase of a flat in Switzerland.
