Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

In the list of lady freedom fighters, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit got top one among them. She was the daughter of Motilal Nehru and the older sister of Jawaharlal Nehru the former Prime Minister. She was born in rich family but she involved the activities of Mahatma Gandhi for our freedom. She married Ranjit as her husband and bought with his husband against Britishers. She had three daughters. In 1942 August Revolution took part in our history. Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and more leaders put unto jail. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit also involved this movements and went to jail She forgot her family. On 18th August 1942 she gathered the students group and march with students against the British Government. She was arrested by police and put into Nine jail. But then she was released from jail due to her health conditions. But she met many dangerous views in jail such as no food water no sleep and also not healthy food and no secure arrangements.

Family also in prison-

        Not only Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit her husband also jailed. Her older daughter Lekha jailed at the age of eight. Vijaya Lakshmis brother inlaw Rameshwari Nehru also with prisoned for our freedom. All ladies in Nehru family were in jail. Nehru family was richest family in Allahabad but they met many incidents in jail for British Government. On 1932 Vijaya Lakshmi and her husband Ranjit arrested by police and jailed. In her life Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit jailed for three times due to the freedom of our country. Mahatma Gandhi was her main leader. All the Nehru family such as Motilal Nehru,Sorooba Rani,Jawaharlal Nehru,Kamala Nehru,Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit,Krishna Hathisingh and Indira Priyadharshini are jailed for our freedom. 


Untouchablity and Nehru family-

Nehru family always against untouchablity. They are in Brahmin family but they did not accept untouchablity. Personal Secretary of Motilal Nehru Balram is a Harijan. Also General Secretary of Nehru, Harilal is a Hrijan. Also the cooking Chef of Vija Lakshmi Pandit, Boothilal is also a Harijan. He worked with Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit about 48 years in his life. We are all proud that Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the First Lady of General Secretary of  UNO in the history records. 



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