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Eminent Freedom Fighter and India’s first women Chief Minister (Uttar Pradesh, 1963) Sucheta Kriplani was remembered on her birth anniversary (June 25).
About Sucheta Kriplani (1908 - 1974)
- She was an Indian politician and freedom fighter born in Ambala district of Haryana.
- She was one of the fifteen eminent women that were part of the drafting committee.
Key Contributions
- She was a founding member of the All India Mahila Congress, founded in 1940.
- She participated in Quit India Movement and worked underground to evade arrest.
- She also participated in several relief activities, including the 1934 Bihar earthquake, the 1946 Noakhali pre-Partition riots, etc.
- Part of several delegations: Parliamentary Delegation to Turkey (1954); International Labour Organization (1961), United Nations General Assembly (1949), etc.
Values
Courage, Patriotism, Leadership, Compassion, etc.
