Smt. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Name of Member: Smt. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Political Party: Congress

Constituency & State: Phulpur (Uttar Pradesh)

Lok Sabha Experience: 1,3,4

4th Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile

PANDIT, SHRIMATI VIJAYA LAKSHMI, Cong., (Uttar Pradesh—Phulpur—1967): d. of Pandit Motilal Nehru; b. at Allahabad, August 18, 1900; ed. at home; widow; 3 D.; Diplomat and Politician; Chairman. Education Committee, Allahabad Municipal Board, 1934: Member, U.P. Legislative Assembly and Minister, Local Self Government and Health, 1937—39 and again 1945-46; Member, Constituent Assembly, First Lok Sabha and Third Lok Sabha; Leader, (i) Indian Delegation to Pacific Relations Conference, Hotspring, U.S.A., 1944; (ii) Indian Delegation to United Nations General Assembly, 1946—49, 1951 and. 1963; Ambassador to U.S.S.R., 1947-49; Ambassador to U.S.A. and Mexico, 1949—52; High Commissioner to U.K. and Ambassador to Spain and Eire, 1954—61; President, United Nations General Assembly, 1953-54; Governor Maharashtra, 1962—64.

Honorary Degrees: D.C.L., Oxford University; Fellow, Somerville College, Oxford; LL.D., London University; LL.D., Edinburgh University; LL.D., Cardif (Wales) University; LL.D., Leeds’ (U.K.) University; LL.D., Wellesley College, Mass., U.S.A., LL.D.. New York University; LL.D., Howard University, U.S.A.; LL.D., St. Louis University, U.S.A.; LL.D., Oklahoma City University, U.S.A.; LL.D., West Virginia State College; LL.D., Lafayette University; LL.D.. Hawai University; LL.D., McMasters University, Ontario, Canada; LL.D., Nagpur University; LL.D., Allahabad University; Doctor of Humane Letters, Brandies University, Mass., U.S.A.

Awards: One World Award, Key Woman of the Year, Woman of Achievement, Dorothy Schlozer Gold Medal for Service to Humanity from University of Gottingen, West Germany; awarded Padma Vibhushan by the President.

Special interest: International affairs.

Favourite pastime and recreation: Theatre, ballet and reading.

Publications: Autobiography (in preparation); Collection of Speeches.

Travels abroad: All over the world.

Permanent address: Anand Bhawan, Allahabad, U.P.

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