Kamala nehru
Jawaharlal nehru real name!
Ranjit sitaram pandit
Remembering Nehru's sister Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, who was imprisoned thrice during the Indian freedom struggle
When India was struggling for its independence, there was a woman who contributed to the freedom struggle by becoming the first woman in pre-independent India to hold a cabinet position of local self-government and public health in the year 1937 to 1939.
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit -- an Indian politician, freedom fighter, and a diplomat was born on this day and is better known as Jawaharlal Nehru's younger sister.
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit with her brother Jawaharlal Nehru-- Image courtesy: Getty
Facts to know about Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was born as Swarup Kumari Nehru on August 18, 1900, in Allahabad and later became one of the world’s leading women in the 20th century.
She was the daughter of Motilal Nehru and a younger sister of Jawaharlal Nehru. In 1921, after receiving a private education in India and abroa