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Capt. Laxmi Swaminathan
( 24 October 1914 – 23 July 2012 )
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INTRODUCTION
• Lakshmi Swaminathan , arevolutionary of the Indian
independence movement, an o cer ofthe Indian "ational #rmy, and the$ini%ter of &omen'% #(air% in the # ad*ind +overnment
• -ommonly referred to in India a%.-aptain /a %hmi
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EARLY LIFE•
Lakshmi Swaminathan, born to noted la yer r aminathan and %ocial or er #mmuaminathan in $adra% on October 24, 1914
• he obtained her $55 de6ree from the $adra%$edical -olle6e in 1937
• In 19 ! 8 he left for in6apore here %hee%tabli%hed a clinic for the poor, mo%tly mi6rant
labour from India
• In 19 " 8 urin6 the %urrender of in6apore by the5riti%h to the Japane%e, %he aided oundedpri%oner% of ar, many of hom ere intere%ted informin6 an Indian liberation army
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RANI OF #$ANSIRE%I&ENT
• It a% the &omen'% e6iment of the Indian"ational #rmy
• /ed by /a %hmi aminathan, the unit a%rai%ed in #' ) 19 * ith volunteer% fromthe Indian population in outh :a%t #%ia
• &omen re%ponded enthu%ia%tically to ;ointhe all8 omen bri6ade and r /a %hmi
aminathan became .-aptain /a %hmi
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LATER YEARS
19+1
he ;oined the -ommuni%t i%t)and repre%ented the party in the a;ya abha
urin6 the 5an6lade%h cri%i%, %he or6ani ed reliefcamp% and medical aid in -alcutta for refu6ee% ho%treamed into India from 5an6lade%h
199-
he a% a arded the
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CONTD..
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Aour lefti%t partie% 8 the -ommuni%t
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FACTS ANDINFOR&ATION
Born 24 October 1914 (Madras, British India)Died 23 July 2012 ( an!ur, "ttar #radesh)
Other names $a!tain %a&sh'i eh al
Known for contribution as *e+olutionist, reedo' -i hter
Spouse(s) #. . /. *ao ( 1940),#re' u'ar ah al (194 1992)
Children ubhashini li, nisa #uri
Grand Son haad li (-il''a&er)
Education
In 193 eh al co'!leted MBB de ree -ro'the Madras Medical $olle e
i!lo'a in ynaecolo y and obstetrics
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CONTD..Contact with the Indian National rm!
In in a!ore, %a&sh'i ca'e in contact 5ith the Indian/ational r'y. 6ith the ai' to hel! the !oor, a clinic 5as
established by her.
rrest or bein a !art o- the I/ 7s 'arch to Bur'a, the Britishar'y arrested $a!tain %a&sh'i in May 1948.
cti"ities and achie"ements
• In 19 1, %a&sh'i beca'e a !art o- the $o''unist#arty o- India, re!resentin the !arty in the "!!er
ouse.
• *elie- ca'!s 5ere or ani:ed by her durin theBan ladesh crisis -or re-u ees in $alcutta.
• In 2002, eh al 5as selected as a candidate -or the!residential elections by -our le-tist !arties the
$o''unist #arty o- India, the $o''unist #arty o- India(Mar;ist), the ll India or5ard Bloc and the
*e+olutionary ocialist #arty.
#emarria$e ah al ot re'arried in March 194 to #re' u'ar ah alin %ahore.
wards ah al 5as honoured 5ith the #ad'a
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REFERENCES
• map%oBndia com
• httpCDDinentrance comD6eneralE no l
ed6eDla %hmi8%ah6al html
• httpCDDindiatoday intoday inD%toryDveteran8freedom8B6hter8la %hmi8%eh6al8pa%%e%8a ayD1D209F44 html
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