Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was an Indian freedom fighter, diplomat and politician. She served as the 8th President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1953 to 1954, the first woman and the only Ind
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit c. 1938
Pandit in the Netherlands, 1965
Pandit as a Chief Guest at The Doon School, Dehradun, in the 1960s.
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit along with Indira Gandhi and Nehru visit Albert Einstein
The Nehru–Gandhi family is an Indian political family that has occupied a prominent place in the politics of India. The involvement of the family has traditionally revolved around the Indian National
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
…India's most important diplomat after serving as India's envoy to the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Nations. Hailing from the prominent Nehru-Gandhi political family, her brother Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of independent India. Vijaya Lakshmi's (born Swarup) father, Motilal Nehru…
Family photo of 1927. Standing (l-r): Jawaharlal Nehru, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Krishna Hutheesing, Indira Nehru (later Gandhi), Ranjit Sitaram Pandit. Seated: Swarup Rani Nehru, Motilal Nehru, Kamala Nehru.
Anand Bhavan, ancestral home of the Nehru-Gandhi Family, bought by Motilal Nehru in Allahabad in the 1930s, now a museum.
Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi (circa 1949).