Philatelic issues related to Indian Personalities issued by Foreign Countries

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (b. 18 August 1900 - d. 1 December 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician, the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, the aunt of Indira Gandhi and the grand - aunt of Rajiv Gandhi, all of whom served as Prime Minister of India.

She was the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post. In 1937 she was elected to the provincial legislature of the United Provinces and was designated minister of local self-government and public health. She held the latter post until 1939 and again from 1946 to 1947. In 1946 she was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the United Provinces.

Following India's independence from the British in 1947 she entered the diplomatic service and became India's ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1949, the United States and Mexico from 1949 to 1951, Ireland from 1955 to 1961 (during which time she was also the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom), and Spain from 1958 to 1961. Between 1946 and 1968, she headed the Indian delegation to the United Nations. In 1953, she became the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly. She also served as governor of Maharashtra from 1962 to 1964.

Sr. No.	Name of Countries	Issue Date / Year
1.	Republic of Liberia	1975 (Miniature Sheet) (Intenational Women's Year)

Courtesy: Jagannath Mani, Bangalore

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