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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (née Swarup Nehru; 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.
Apr 1, 2024 · Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (born Aug. 18, 1900, Allahābād, India—died Dec. 1, 1990, Dehra Dun) 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 ...
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Dec 1, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru and the first woman to hold many diplomatic and political posts in India. She was the president of the UN General Assembly, the ambassador to the US and the Soviet Union, and the governor of Maharashtra.
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Jun 27, 2018 · Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was an Indian diplomat, politician, and a sister of Jawaharlal Nehru. She was active in the Indian freedom movement, served as India's first woman ambassador to the Soviet Union and the United States, and was the first woman and the first Asian to be elected president of the U.N. General Assembly.
Learn about the life and achievements of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, a prominent leader in India's independence movement and the first woman president of the UN General Assembly. Find out her role in the Constituent Assembly and her post-independence diplomatic career.
Mar 6, 2024 · Learn about the life and achievements of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, India's political leader and diplomat who made history as the first woman to preside over the UN General Assembly in 1953. Watch her speeches and read stories from the UN archive on her legacy.
Jan 26, 2018 · Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit greeted Hilary Marquand at the premiere of film Mother India. To Mrs. Pandit’s right are Violet Bonham and EA Pochee. (Express Archive Photo) Inspired by Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi, Vijaya Lakshmi was a part of the freedom struggle and was imprisoned thrice by the British.
