| Name(s) |
Rajkumari AMRIT
KAUR |
| Date of
Birth |
February 02, 1889
– Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
| Date of
Death |
February 06, 1964 |
|
Identity |
Indian Gandhian, a
Freedom Fighter, and a Social Activist. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- October 17, 1947: 93 cases of
penicillin, a gift from the Canadian Red Cross to India
arrived at New Delhi in a special plane from Canada on this
day, were presented to Amrit Kaur, the then Health Minister
in the Government of India at the Palam aerodrome.
Dr.
Jivraj Mehta, Director General of Health Services and Sardar
Balwant Singh Puri of the Indian Red Cross were also present
at the occasion.
- 1947 to 1957: She was the
health minister in the Indian Cabinet for ten years after
India's independence.
- 1919: After meeting Mahatma
Gandhi in 1919 in Bombay (Mumbai), she became follower of
his thoughts and vision for the country.
- April 13, 1919: The notorious
Jallianwala Bagh massacre of this day by the British Raj
troops convinced her of the necessity of India's gaining its
freedom.
- 1927: She co-founded the
All India Women’s Conference.
- 1930: She became secretary
of the All India Women’s Conference.
- 1930: She was imprisoned by
the British Raj authorities for her participation in
Gandhi-led 240-mile Dandi March.
- 1933: She became President
of the All India Women’s Conference.
- 1934: She went to live at
Mahatma Gandhi's ashram in 1934, and took up the austere
life there despite her aristocratic background.
- 1942: She participated in
the Quit India Movement, and the Raj authorities imprisoned
her again.
- 1947: After India’s
independence, she became part of Jawaharlal Nehru's first
Cabinet; she was the first woman to hold Cabinet rank.
|
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Other Events &
Developments |
- She is the daughter of Raja Harnam Singh, a member of
the princely family of Kapurthalā, Punjab.
- After completing her education in England, she returned
to India and got interested in India's freedom struggle.
- She served as one of Gandhi's secretaries for
sixteen years.
- She is one of "India’s 50 Most Illustrious Women" (ISBN
81-88086-19-3) authored by Indra Gupta.
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