MCQ 72

WOMEN in RENAISSANCE'S
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       AMMU SWAMINATHAN
               ( 1894–1978 )
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☆ Born into the Vadakkath family of Anakkara in Palakkad district, Kerala.

☆ She was an Indian social worker and political activist during the Indian independence movement and a member of the Constituent Assembly of India.

☆ After independence, she served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India.

☆ She was also selected as Mother of The Year in 1975 on the inauguration of International Women's Year.

☆ Popular Bharatanatyam dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and wife of Vikram Sarabhai, a renowned scientist is the daughter of Ammu Swaminathan.

☆ Her another daughter Lakshmi Sahgal (commonly referred  as Captain Lakshmi ) was a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the Indian National Army.