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Sucheta Kripalani (née Majumdar; 25 June 1908 – 1 December 1974) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. She was India's first female Chief Minister, serving as the head of the Uttar Pradesh government from 1963 to 1967.
Jun 25, 2024 · June 25 is the birth anniversary of Sucheta Kripalani, India’s first woman Chief Minister. Kripalani, a freedom fighter who was born in 1908, served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for about three and a half years from October 2, 1963 to March 13, 1967. She than served as Lok Sabha MP until 1971.
Apr 18, 2018 · Long before her stint as chief minister, Sucheta Kriplani was an integral member of the freedom struggle standing side-by-side with Mahatma Gandhi and a passionate advocate for greater participation of women in politics.
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Feb 4, 2022 · Sucheta Kripalani, India’s first woman CM, freedom fighter. Sucheta Kripalani took over as Uttar Pradesh’s 4th Chief Minister on October 2, 1963, with her nearly three-and-a-half years tenure ending with completion of 3rd UP Assembly’s term in March 1967. Written by Shyamlal Yadav. follow. New Delhi | Updated: March 5, 2022 07:53 IST. Follow Us.
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Kripalani played a crucial role in the rehabilitation of refugees during the Partition of India: she served as a Secretary to the Relief and Rehabilitation Committee set up by the Congress Party. Kripalani was one of the first few women parliamentarians in independent India.
Having joined the Indian National Congress, Sucheta Kriplani came to the forefront during the Quit India Movement of 1942 along with Aruna Asaf Ali and other women leaders. She gets the credit for being the first head of the Women’s department of the Congress party as well.
Aug 13, 2022 · In 1963, Sucheta Kripalani, a Congress leader became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh , a first for any woman in the country while her husband Acharya remained an opponent to the Congress. He had established the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party (KMPP) in 1950 after differences with close friend and Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru.
