Tarkeshwari Sinha
Tarkeshwari Sinha | |
|---|---|
| Union Deputy Minister for Finance | |
| In office 10 May 1958 – 9 June 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru Gulzarilal Nanda Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Union Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs | |
| In office 2 April 1958 – 10 April 1958 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1952–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Patna East |
| In office 1957-1971 | |
| Preceded by | constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Dharam Bir Sinha |
| Constituency | Barh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1926 Tulsigarh, Nalanda District, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India |
| Died | 14 August 2007 (aged 80) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Nidhidev singh |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Tarkeshwari Sinha (26 December 1926 – 14 August 2007) was an Indian politician and independence activist from Bihar. Among the first female politicians of the country, she took active role in the Quit India Movement. At the age of 26, she was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha from Patna East constituency in 1952. Subsequently, she was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1957, 1962 and 1967 from Barh constituency. She was the first female Deputy Finance Minister in the union cabinet led by prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru from 1958 to 1964. She had also led a delegation to the U.N. and Tokyo. Gulzar’s critically acclaimed movie, Aandhi was partly inspired by Tarkeshwari Sinha, apart from Indira Gandhi.