Rukhsana Sultana

Rukhsana Sultana
Born
Meenu Bimbet

Jullundur, Punjab, British India (present-day Jalandhar, Punjab, India)
DiedMay 1996
OccupationPolitical activist
Years active1970–1976
SpouseShivinder Singh Virk (divorced)
ChildrenAmrita Singh
RelativesSara Ali Khan (granddaughter)
Begum Para (aunt)
Nasir Khan (uncle)
Ayub Khan (cousin)

Rukhsana Sultana (born Meenu Bimbet) was an Indian socialite known for being one of Sanjay Gandhi's close associates during the state of Emergency in India between 1975 and 1977.[1] During this period she became known for leading Sanjay Gandhi's sterilisation campaign in Muslim areas of Old Delhi.[2][3][4][5][6]

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  2. ^ "Tragedy at Turkman Gate: Witnesses recount horror of Emergency". 28 June 2015.
  3. ^ Tarlo, Emma (2000). Das, Veena; et al. (eds.). Violence and subjectivity. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 266. ISBN 9780520216082.
  4. ^ Tarlo, Emma (2001). Unsettling memories : narratives of the emergency in Delhi. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 38–39, 143. ISBN 9780520231221. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. ^ Gwatkin, Davidson R. "Political will and family planning: the implications of India's emergency experience." Population and Development Review (1979): 29-59.
  6. ^ French, Patrick (2011). India : a portrait (1st U.S. ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 43. ISBN 978-0307272430. Retrieved 13 February 2017. rukhsana sultana .