Lakshmi Mazumdar
Lakshmi Mazumdar | |
|---|---|
| National Commissioners of the Bharat Scouts and Guides | |
| In office 1964–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. Hridyanath Kunzru |
| Succeeded by | Lakshman Singh |
Lakshmi Mazumdar of Delhi was the National Commissioner of the Indian Scouting organization Bharat Scouts and Guides from November 1964 to April 1983, and supervised the construction of the Sangam World Girl Guide/Girl Scout Centre, which was inaugurated on 16 October 1966 by the World Chief Guide, Lady Olave Baden-Powell.
Mazumdar joined Guiding at a very young age in 1922. After
World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[1]
She received the Padma Shri in 1965.[2]
References
- ^ "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". scout.org. WOSM. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Padma Shri Awardees". National Portal of India. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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