Tarkeshwari Sinha

Tarkeshwari Sinha
Union Deputy Minister for Finance
In office
10 May 1958 – 9 June 1964
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Gulzarilal Nanda
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Union Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs
In office
2 April 1958 – 10 April 1958
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1952–1957
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyPatna East
In office
1957-1971
Preceded byconstituency created
Succeeded byDharam Bir Sinha
ConstituencyBarh
Personal details
Born(1926-12-26)26 December 1926
Tulsigarh, Nalanda District, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Died14 August 2007(2007-08-14) (aged 80)
New Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseNidhidev singh
Alma materLondon 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.[1][2][3] She had also led a delegation to the U.N. and Tokyo.[3] Gulzar’s critically acclaimed movie, Aandhi was partly inspired by Tarkeshwari Sinha, apart from Indira Gandhi.[4][5]

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  5. ^ Sanjay Suri. "Mrs. G's String of Beaus".