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Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit (विजयलक्ष्मी नेहरू पंडित) (1900 - 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician, sister of Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and the first female President of the United Nations General Assembly. Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: , IPA: , from Persian Javâher-e Laal, meaning Red Jewel) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964) was a political leader of the Indian National Congress, a pivotal figure in the Indian independence movement and the first Prime Minister of Independent India. ... The President of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted for by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly on a yearly basis. ...

Vijayalakshmi Pandit (1935)

In 1921 she married Ranjit Sitaram Pandit. She was the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post. In 1937 she was elected to the provincial legislature of the United Provinces and designated minister of local self-government and public health. She held the latter post until 1939 and again from 1946 to 1947. In 1946, she was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the United Provinces. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...


Following India's independence from the British in 1947, she entered the diplomatic service and became India's ambassador to several different countries: the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1949, the United States and Mexico from 1949 to 1951, Ireland from 1955 to 1961 (during which time she was also the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom), and Spain from 1958 to 1961. Between 1946 and 1968 she also headed the Indian delegation to the United Nations. Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In India, she served as governor of Maharashtra from 1962 until 1964, after which she was elected to the Indian Lok Sabha from Phulpur, her brother's former constituency. She held office from 1964 to 1968. Pandit was a harsh critic of her niece, Indira Gandhi, after Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1966, and she retired from active politics after relations soured between them. Upon retiring, she moved to Dehradun in the Doon Valley in the Himalayan foothills. For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... Phulpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Allahabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindi: ) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was an Indian politician who served as Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977 and for a fourth term from 1980 to 1984. ... , Dehradun (Hindi: देहरादून)  , also sometimes spelled Dehra Doon, is the capital city of the Uttarakhand state (earlier called Uttaranchal) in India, and the headquarters of Dehradun District. ... Doon Valley is a valley located in Uttarakhand, India. ...


In 1979 she was appointed the Indian representative to the UN Human Rights Commission, after which she retired from public life. Her writings include The Evolution of India (1958) and The Scope of Happiness: A Personal Memoir (1979). The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, a commission supervised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, is composed of representatives from 53 member states, and meets each year in regular session in March/April for six weeks in Geneva. ...


Her daughter Nayantara Sahgal, who later settled in her mother's house in Dehradun, is a well-known novelist. Nayantara Sahgal (born 10 May 1927) is the second of the three daughters born to Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and a well-regarded novelist in the English language. ...


Further reading

India’s 50 Most Illustrious Women (ISBN 81-88086-19-3) by Indra Gupta

Preceded by
Lester B. Pearson		 President of the United Nations General Assembly
1953		 Succeeded by
Eelco N. van Kleffens
v • d • e
Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly
1940s Spaak (BEL) • Aranha (BRA) • Arce (ARG) • Evatt (AUS) • Rómulo (PHI)
1950s Entezam (IRI) • Nervo (MEX) • Pearson (CAN) • Pandit (IND) • van Kleffens (NED) • Maza (CHI) • Ortega (CHI) • Waithayakon (THA) • Munro (NZL) • Malik (LIB) • Belaúnde (PER)
1960s Boland (IRL) • Slim (TUN) • Khan (PAK) • Rodriguez (VEN) • Quaison-Sackey (GHA) • Fanfani (ITA) • Pazhwak (AFG) • Manescu (ROM) • Catalán (GUA) • Brooks (LBR)
1970s Hambro (NOR) • Malik (INA) • Trepczynski (POL) • Benites (ECU) • Bouteflika (ALG) • Thorn (LUX) • Amerasinghe (SRI) • Mojsov (YUG) • Liévano (COL) • Salim (TAN)
1980s Wechmar (BRD) • Kittani (IRQ) • Hollai (HUN) • Illueca (PAN) • Lusaka (ZAM) • Piniés (ESP) • Choudhury (BAN) • Florin (DDR) • Caputo (ARG) • Garba (NGR)
1990s de Marco (MLT) • Shihabi (KSA) • Ganev (BUL) • Insanally (GUY) • Essy (CIV) • Freitas (POR) • Ismail (MAS) • Udovenko (UKR) • Opertti (URU) • Gurirab (NAM)
2000s Holkeri (FIN) • Han (KOR) • Kavan (CZE) • Hunte (LCA) • Ping (GAB) • Eliasson (SWE) • Al-Khalifa (BAH)

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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Summary (875 words)
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was born in Allahabad in what was then the United Provinces (later, Uttar Pradesh) on August 18, 1900, and was given the name Swarup Kumari ("Beautiful Princess") Nehru.
Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit (िवजयलक्ष्मी नेहरू पण्िडत) (1900 - 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician, sister of Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and the first female President of the United Nations General Assembly.
Pandit was a harsh critic of her niece, Indira Gandhi, after Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1966, and she retired from active politics after relations soured between them.
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