Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat Explained

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.[1]

Personal life

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.

Life

Rani Lakshmi Kumari 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]

Books

Rani Lakshmi Kumari's books include:

Notes and References

  1. News: A Scholar Par Excellence .
  2. http://rajyasabha.nic.in/kiosk/whoswho/prev90c.htm Birthdate reference
  3. http://errol.oclc.org/laf/n82-145450.html Library of Congress Name Authority File
  4. Web site: Russian love for Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat . . 28 December 2013.
  5. Web site: Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat from Purdah to People . firstindia.co.in . en.
  6. Web site: PTI . Scholar, Politician Laxmi Kumari Chundawat Dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525201219/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Scholar-Politician-Laxmi-Kumari-Chundawat-Dead/2014/05/24/article2243248.ece . dead . 25 May 2014 . 2014-05-24 . The New Indian Express.