Lakshmi N. Menon

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Lakshmi N. Menon
Born29 March 1899
Died30 November 1994
NationalityIndian

Lakshmi N. Menon (29 March 1899[1] – 30 November 1994[2]) was an Indian freedom fighter[3] and politician. She was Minister of State from 1962 to 1966.[4] As delegate she held a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in December 1948 at the adotion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.[5]

Early life

Born in

Trivandrum, she was the child of Rama Varma Thampan and Madhavikutty Amma. In 1930, she married Professor V. K. Nandan Menon, who later became vice-chancellor of the University of Travancore (1950–1951)[6] and of Patna University, as well as director for the Indian Institute of Public Administration
.

Career

Menon (front row, far left) attending a state dinner at the White House, 3 June 1963.

She was a Rajya Sabha member from 1952 to 1966.

Malayali to receive the award.[9]

Menon dedicated her active life after politics for the cause of the nation. She served the All India Women's Conference as president and patron for many years. She was the vice president of All India Prohibition Council along with Morarji Desai. In 1988, she along with A. P. Udhayabhanu and Johnson J. Edayaranmula established Alcohol & Drug Information Centre (ADIC)-India and served as its president till her death. She also served as president of the All India Committee for the Eradication of Illiteracy Among Women and as chairman of the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust from 1972 to 1985.[10]

Lakshmi Menon's tenure as Minister of State in

Nehru Government was instrumental in smoothing the bureaucratic procedure involved in setting up Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station at Trivandrum.[11]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Unsung Heroes Detail, Ministry of Culture". Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ IASSI Quarterly, Volume 15. Indian Association of Social Science Institutions, 1996.
  3. ^ Lakshmi, C.S. (2 March 2000). "Strong voice, solid ideas". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 March 2016.[dead link]
  4. ^ a b Women Members of the Rajya Sabha. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. New Delhi, 2003.
  5. ISBN 9780429437939
    .
  6. ^ "University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram". way2universities.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. ^ Rajya Sabha members biographical sketches 1952 – 2003. rajyasabha.nic.in.
  8. ISBN 9788185054131
    . Retrieved 31 July 2020. She was the Founder – member of the All – India Women ' s Conference , and of the Federation of University Women .
  9. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  10. ^ Annual Report 2014-15. Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust.
  11. ^ "Remembering the guiding light". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

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