Sucheta Kriplani (born Sucheta Mazumdar) (1908-1974) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Freedom fighter is a term to describe those that engage in a struggle to achieve freedom for themselves or to free others in some matter She became the first woman to be elected Chief Minister of a state. A Chief Minister is the elected Head of government of a sub-national (e
Sucheta Kriplani
Early life
She was born in Ambala, Haryana to a Bengali family. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Ambala ( Hindi: अम्बाला Punjabi ਅੰਬਾਲਾ) is a city and a Haryana (हरियाणा Punjabi: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ hərɪjaːɳaː is a state in northern India. Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang Her father, S. N. Majumdar though a government doctor was a nationalist. Educated at Indraprastha College and St.Stephen's College, Delhi she became a lecturer at the Banaras Hindu University. St Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in Delhi, India. Banaras Hindu University (BHU Hindi: काशी हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय is a premier Central University and a world class educational In 1936, she married socialist,Acharya Kriplani and became involved with the Indian National Congress. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Acharya (scholar Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani ( 1888 - 1982) was an Indian politician noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Indian National Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major Political party in India.
Freedom Movement and Independence
Like her contemporaries Aruna Asaf Ali and Usha Mehta, she came to the forefront during the Quit India Movement. Aruna Asaf Ali (Bengali অরুণা আসফ আলী ( July 16, 1909, Kalka, Haryana Usha Mehta ( 25 March 1920 - 11 August 2000) was a renowned Gandhian, and freedom fighter of India. The Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolan or the August Movement) was a Civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in She later worked closely with Mahatma Gandhi during the Partition riots. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January The Partition of India was the partition of the British Indian Empire which led to the creation on August 14, 1947 and August 15, She accompanied him to Noakhali in 1946. For the village in Barisal see Noakhali Barisal Division. Noakhali (নোয়াখালী জিলা is a district in South-eastern She was one of the few women who were elected to the Constituent Assembly and was part of the subcommittee that drafted the Indian Constitution. The Constitution of India ( Hindi: भारतीय़ संविधान see names in other Indian languages) is the supreme law of India. She became a part of the subcommittee that was handed over the task of laying down the charter for the constitution of India. On 15th August, 1947 she sang Vande Mataram in the Independence Session of the Constituent Assembly. Bande Mataram redirects here for other uses of the term see Bande Mataram (disambiguation. A constituent assembly is a body elected with the purpose of drafting and in some cases adopting a Constitution.
Post Independence
After independence she remained involved with politics in U. P. She was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1952 and 1957 and served as a Minister of State for Small Scale Industries. The Lok Sabha (also titled the House of the People, by the Constitution) is the directly elected Lower house of the Parliament of India In 1962, she was elected to the U. P Assembly from Kanpur and served in the Cabinet in 1962. Kanpur ( Hindi: कानपुर Urdu: کان پور spelled as Cawnpore before 1948 is one of the most populous cities in the north India In 1963, she became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the first woman to hold that position in any Indian state. This is a list of firsts in India. Awards and Titles Miss World: Reita Faria in 1966 Miss Universe: Sushmita The highlight of her tenure was the firm handling of a state employees strike. The first-ever strike by the state employees which continued for 62 days took place during her regime. She relented only when the employees' leaders agreed for compromise. Although the wife of a socialist, Kriplani cemented her reputation as a firm administrator by refusing their demand for pay hike.
She retired from politics in 1971 and remained in seclusion till her death in 1974. She was a very active member. She became the first woman to be elected Chief Minister of a state.
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