(b) Write a biographical sketch about Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit , using the following details .
1. Date and place of birth : 18th August 1900 Allahabad
2. Family: Father Motilal (Tempest) father called her only child Swaroop Rani
3. Important events in life: Early academic life recognized as a bright student, High school
years ….English tutor Lillian Hooper .
Pursuits outside school: Went to Sabarmati ashram and attracted to nationalism
Marriage : Ranjit Pandit
Children : four daughters
4. Awards,Prizes and Honors
* Sent as a delegate to UN
* Sent to USSR as an ambassador
* President of UN General Assembly
* Governor of Maharashtra
5 . Contribution to society :
• Introduced milk scheme in school , Worked in the ministry
• Went to tours giving lectures onIndependence struggle
6 . Death : 1st December
Answers
Explanation:
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (18 August 1900 – 1 December 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician who was elected as the first female president of the United Nations General Assembly. Hailing from a prominent political family, her brother Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India, her niece Indira Gandhi the first female Prime Minister of India and her grand-nephew Rajiv Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India. Pandit was sent to London as India's most important diplomat after serving as Nehru's envoy to the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Nations. Her time in London offers insights into the wider context of changes in Indo–British relations. Her High-Commissionership was a microcosm of inter-governmental relations.[2]