Tarkeshwari Sinha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian politician
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Place of Birth: Patna, Bihar, India
About Tarkeshwari Sinha
- Tarkeshwari Sinha (26 December 1926–14 August 2007) was an Indian politician and Indian independence movement activist from Bihar.
- Among the first female politicians of the country, she took active role in the Quit India Movement.
- At the age of 26, she was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha from Patna East constituency in 1952.
- Subsequently, she was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1957, 1962 and 1967 from Barh constituency.
- She was the first female Deputy Finance Minister in the union cabinet led by prime minister.
- Jawaharlal Nehru from 1958-64.
- She had also led a delegation to the U.N.
- and Tokyo.
- Gulzar’s critically acclaimed movie, Aandhi was partly inspired by Tarkeshwari Sinha, apart from Indira Gandhi.
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