Lila Ramkumar Bhargava

Lila Ramkumar Bhargava
Born
India, 1921-1922
Died25 May 2014
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)Social worker, freedom fighter
SpouseMunshi Ram Kumar Bhargava
ChildrenRanjit Bhargava
AwardsPadma Shri

Rani Lila Ramkumar Bhargava was an Indian freedom fighter, social worker, educationist and a former leader of the Indian National Congress. She was an associate of Indian prime minister, Indira Gandhi and was married into the family of Munshi Nawal Kishore, the founder of reportedly the oldest printing press in Asia, Nawal Kishore Press, to Munshi Ramkumar Bhargava, a fourth generation member of the family and the holder of the title of Raja from Lord Wavell, then Viceroy of India,

Her son, Ranjit Bhargava is a noted environmentalist and a Padma Shri awardee.