Ammu Swaminathan

Ammu Swaminathan
Middle-aged Indian woman wearing a print sari, her dark hair dressed low to the nape
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1951 (1951)–1957 (1957)
Prime MinisterPandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byM. Gulam Mohideen
ConstituencyDindigul
2nd President of the Bharat Scouts and Guides
In office
November 1960 – March 1965
Preceded byMangal Das Pakvasa
Succeeded byJustice Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha
Personal details
Born(1894-04-22)22 April 1894
Anakkara, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India
(present day Palakkad, Kerala, India)
Died4 July 1978(1978-07-04) (aged 84)
Palakkad, Kerala, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSubbarama Swaminathan
ChildrenGovind Swaminadhan
Lakshmi Sahgal
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Subbaram
ProfessionPolitician

Ammu Swaminathan or A. V. Ammakuti[1] (22 April 1894 – 4 July 1978) was an Indian social worker and political activist during the Indian independence movement and a member of the Constituent Assembly of India.

  1. ^ Gupta, Smita (2012). "Comrade Lakshmi Sahgal (1914–2012): Revolutionary, a true daughter of India". Social Scientist. 40 (9/10): 85–89. JSTOR 23338888. Retrieved 20 November 2021.