Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian diplomat and politician
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Place of Birth: Prayagraj, India
About Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (18 August 1900 – 1 December 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician who was elected as the first female president of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Hailing from a prominent political family, her brother Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India, her niece Indira Gandhi the first female Prime Minister of India and her grand-nephew Rajiv Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India.
- Pandit was sent to London as India's most important diplomat after serving as Nehru's envoy to the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Nations.
- Her time in London offers insights into the wider context of changes in Indo–British relations.
- Her High-Commissionership was a microcosm of inter-governmental relations.
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