Lila Ramkumar Bhargava Explained

Lila Ramkumar Bhargava
Birth Place:India, 1921-1922
Death Date:25 May 2014
Death Place:Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation:Social worker, freedom fighter
Spouse:Munshi Ram Kumar Bhargava
Children:Ranjit Bhargava
Awards:Padma Shri

Rani Lila Ramkumar Bhargava was an Indian freedom fighter, social worker, educationist[1] and a former leader of the Indian National Congress.[2] She was an associate of Indian prime minister, Indira Gandhi and was married into the family of Munshi Nawal Kishore, the founder of reportedly the oldest printing press in Asia, Nawal Kishore Press,[3] to Munshi Ramkumar Bhargava, a fourth generation member of the family and the holder of the title of Raja from Lord Wavell, then Viceroy of India,[4]

Her son, Ranjit Bhargava is a noted environmentalist[5] and a Padma Shri awardee.

Early life and career

Rani Lila was born in Bengaluru, Karnataka. She moved to Lucknow after getting married at the age of 16. She was known as Rani Sahiba and was one of the founding members of the National Council of Women in India (NCWI). Rani Lila also served as its President.[6]

Awards

She was honoured by the Government of India in 1971 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[7] [8]

Death

On 25 May 2014, Rani Lila Ram Kumar Bhargava died after a short illness at the PGI hospital in Bangalore.[9] She had three sons and one daughter.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First death anniversary observed . Press Reader . 2015 . 28 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Freedom fighter Rani Lila Ram Kumar Bhargava passes away . Business Standard . 25 May 2014 . 28 May 2015.
  3. Book: Post Haste Quintessential India . Wstland . B. G. Varghese . 2014 . 9789383260973 . 28 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528160257/https://books.google.ae/books?id=C1PqAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT219&lpg=PT219&dq=Ranjit+Bhargava&source=bl&ots=_H9j7bbqJE&sig=KNig4z44pZVoWdnIH3uAu2lBlfA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5gxmVPXiN4SzPc7jgegJ#v=onepage&q=Ranjit%20Bhargava&f=false . 28 May 2015 . dead .
  4. Web site: Ranjit Bhargava . YouTube . Video . 19 August 2011 . 28 May 2015.
  5. Web site: Drive to get Upper Ganga declared a World Heritage site . Ganga Action Parivar . 2012 . 28 May 2015.
  6. Web site: Mahotsav . Amrit . Lila Ram Kumar Bhargava . Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India . English.
  7. Web site: 2015 . Padma Shri . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 . 11 November 2014 . Padma Shri.
  8. Web site: 2023-07-29 . PressReader.
  9. News: 2014-05-25 . Veteran freedom fighter Rani Lila Ram Kumar Bhargava died following brief illenss at the PGI hospital. Bhargava is survived by three sons and a daughter . The Times of India . 2023-07-29 . 0971-8257.
  10. Web site: Tripathi . Ashish . May 25, 2014 . Veteran freedom fighter Rani Lila Ram Kumar Bhargava died following brief illenss at the PGI hospital. Bhargava is survived by three sons and a daughter . 2020-06-23 . The Times of India . en.

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