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1952
Aug., 1952 to April, 1957
1962
May, 1962 to May, 1964
1964-67
1970
1972
1976
1978-80
1982
Sept. 1983 to Jan. 1985
1984
Jan. 1985 to Sept. 1985
1989
1990
1991
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Late Shri Vidwan K. Munuswamy Pillai11th November, 1917
Madras (Tamil Nadu)
Married on 23rd October, 1950
Late Shri R. Chandrasekhar
One son and one daughter
B.Sc, L.T., H. and S.S., Dip. in Journalism, Dip. in Domestic Science and Dip. in Dietetics Course
Educated at Queen Mary’s College, Presidency College, Lady Willington Training College, Madras, Westminster Training College, National Training College of Domestic Science, London School of Journalism, King’s College and Middlesex Hospital, London
Teacher, Political and Social Worker
14, Crescent Road, Shenoy Nagar, Madras-600030 (Tamil Nadu). Tel, 614161, 614100
8, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001. Tel. 3782424
Elected to Lok Sabba (First)
Union Deputy Minister, Health
Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Third)
Union Deputy Minister, Home Affairs
Union Deputy Minister, Social Welfare
Elected to Rajya Sabha
General Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I)
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
Treasurer, A.I.C.C. (I)
Elected to Rajya Sabha for the third time
Interim President, P.C.C. (I), Tami! Nadu
Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the third time
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Women and Social Welfare
Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the fourth time
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals
Member, Committee of Privileges
Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fifth time Member, Committee on Science and Technology
Member, Cong. (I) Parliamentary Board
Member, Central Disciplinary Aciion Committee, AICC(I)
Member, Appeals Committee, AICC(I) Organisational Elections, 1991
Upliftment of women, children, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Reading and Gardening
Widely travelled; Member, Indian Cultural Delegation to USSR, Czechoslovakia, Poland, 1954; Member, Trade Union Delegation to Sri Lanka, 1957; Delegate to UN Seminar on Human Rights in Developing Countries at Kabul, 1964; Delegate to the 13th International Conference of Social Work at Washington, September, 1966 and to International Women’s Conference at Mangolia and at Nairobi, 1985; and Member, Delegation to 25th Anniversary of IRRI, Manila, 1985
Participated in freedom struggle; Member, National Union of Students (YMCA) London, 1946-50; Indian Students Bureau, London, 1946-50; Central Family Planning Board, 1952-57; Convenor, Bharat Sewak Samaj, Madras State 1957-59; South Indian Women Legislative Conference, Bangalore, 1957; Member, Central Second Pay Commission, 1957-59; Central Committee of State Film Awards, 1961-62; First Court, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Governing Council, Indo-German Social Service Society; Standing Committee, I.C.C.W.; Gandhi Sadan Committee; National Shipping Board; Life Member; British University Society of South India; Indian Council of Child Welfare; President, All India De-notified Tribes; Chairman, Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; National Small Industries Corporation, 1959-61; Commission for Linguistic Minorities of India, 1967-70. |