Rani Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat | |
Birth Date: | 1916 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Deogarh, Rajasthan, Mewar |
Death Place: | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
Occupation: | Scholar, politician, author |
Nationality: | Indian |
Spouse: | Rawat Tej Singh of Rawatsar |
Awards: | Padma Shri |
Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat (24 June 1916 – 24 May 2014) was an Indian author and politician from Rajasthan. She was president of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee from 1971 to 1972.[1]
Lakshmi Kumari was born on 24 June 1916 in Deogarh, Mewar.[2] and was the elder daughter of Rawat Vijay Singh of Deogarh, one of the premier thikanas (estates) of the princely state of Mewar in Rajasthan.[3] She married Rawat Tej Singh of Rawatsar in 1934.[4]
Chundawat was a scholar of Rajasthani folk tales and verses.
Chundawat joined the Indian National Congress party and was a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1971 from Deogarh.[5] She was a member of Rajya Sabha from April 1972 to April 1978. She was also President of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee.[6]
Rani Lakshmi Kumari's books include: