Uma Nehru (8 March 1884 – 28 August 1963) was an Indian independence activist and politician.

Uma Nehru
Personal details
Born(1884-03-08)8 March 1884
Agra, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died28 August 1963(1963-08-28) (aged 79)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseShamlal Nehru
ChildrenShyam Kumari Khan
Anand Kumar Nehru
RelativesSee Nehru-Gandhi family
OccupationIndian independence activist, Lok Sabha member

Career

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In the early 20th century, she was a frequent writer in Stree Darpan, a woman's monthly magazine founded in 1909 by Rameshwari Nehru, in which she expressed feminist views.[1]

She took part in the Salt March and the Quit India Movement and was subsequently imprisoned.[2] After the independence, she was twice elected to the Lok Sabha from Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh.[3] From 1962 until her death, she was a member of the Rajya Sabha.[4]

Personal life

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Born in Agra, Nehru was educated at Saint Mary's Convent, Hubli.[3] In 1901, she married Jawaharlal Nehru's cousin Shamlal. The couple had a daughter, Shyam Kumari, and a son, Anand Kumar.[5] Anand Kumar Nehru's son Arun Nehru was a Union Minister in Rajiv Gandhi's government in the 1980s. Uma Nehru died on 28 August 1963 in Lucknow.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Anup Taneja (2005). Gandhi, Women, and the National Movement, 1920–47. Har-Anand Publications. pp. 46–47.
  2. ^ R. S. Tripathi, R. P. Tiwari (1999). Perspectives on Indian Women. APH Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 81-7648-025-8.
  3. ^ a b "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ Nehru-Gandhi family tree.
  6. ^ "Homage to Uma Nehru". 30 August 1963. p. 5.

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