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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit ( née Swarup Nehru; [2] 18 August 1900 – 1 December 1990) was an Indian freedom fighter, diplomat and politician. She served as the 8th President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1953 to 1954, the first woman appointed to this post.
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was an Indian political leader and diplomat, one of the world’s leading women in public life in the 20th century. She was the daughter of Motilal Nehru, a wealthy and aristocratic nationalist leader, and sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent.
Jun 27, 2018 · Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900-1990) was an Indian diplomat, politician, and a sister of India's first prime-minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. She was active in the Indian freedom movement and held high national and international positions.
Dec 1, 2022 · Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, whose 32nd death anniversary falls today, was a woman of exceptional ability. Hailing from, inarguably, the country’s most distinguished political family, the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru and daughter of Motilal Nehru had a career full of advantages.
Jan 26, 2018 · In Great Women of Modern India, Verinder Grover and Ranjana Arora note how Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was a “woman intellectually superior to the bulk of Congress leaders who, nothwithstanding their small minds, pose as intellectual giants.”.
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was one of India’s leading voices in world affairs. A pioneering policymaker, stateswoman, and diplomat, she paved the way for women in many fields across the globe.
When Pandit returned to India, she was appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra. Upon Jawaharlal Nehru’s death in 1964, she stood for the Lok Sabha elections from Phulpur and was in the Parliament till 1968.
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the face of the newly independent India and the first woman to be the President of the UN General Assembly.
Pandit, Vijaya Lakshmi (1900–1990) Indian diplomat and politician, often called the "Lamp of India," who was a leading figure in one of Asia's most important political dynasties and became the first Asian, and the first woman, to preside over the UN General Assembly.
In 1953, the United Nations elected India’s Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit as the 8th President of the General Assembly, the first woman elected to the role.
