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	'''Rukmini Laxmipathi''' (also spelled as '''Rukmani Lakshmipathi''', {{lang-ta\|ருக்மிணி லக்ஷ்மிபதி}}; 6 December 1892 – 6 August 1951) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ independence activist and politician belonging to the [[Indian National Congress]]. She was the first woman to be elected to the Madras Legislature and the first to serve as a minister in the [[Madras Presidency]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/article244000.ece\|title=Historic moments, historic personalities\|last=Ramakrishnan\|first=T\|date=13 March 2010\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=8 April 2010}}</ref>		'''Rukmini Laxmipathi''' (also spelled as '''Rukmani Lakshmipathi''', {{lang-ta\|ருக்மிணி லக்ஷ்மிபதி}}; 6 December 1892 – 6 August 1951) was an Indian independence activist and politician belonging to the [[Indian National Congress]]. She was the first woman to be elected to the Madras Legislature and the first to serve as a minister in the [[Madras Presidency]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/article244000.ece\|title=Historic moments, historic personalities\|last=Ramakrishnan\|first=T\|date=13 March 2010\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=8 April 2010}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Rukmini was born in [[Madras]] in an agriculturist family. Her grandfather was the landlord Raja T. Ramrao. She obtained her [[Bachelor of Arts\|B.A]] from the [[Women's Christian College, Chennai\|Women's Christian College]], Madras and married Dr. Achanta Laxmipathi.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Who's Who in India, Burma & Ceylon\|publisher=Who's Who Publishers (India) Ltd., 1941\|year=1941\|pages=175\|url=https://books.google.com/books?~~lr=&client=firefox-a&cd=74&~~id=MFyE_jYD43EC~~&dq=rukmani+lakshmipathi~~&q=raja+ramrao~~#search_anchor~~}}</ref>		Rukmini was born in [[Madras]] in an agriculturist family. Her grandfather was the landlord Raja T. Ramrao. She obtained her [[Bachelor of Arts\|B.A]] from the [[Women's Christian College, Chennai\|Women's Christian College]], Madras and married Dr. Achanta Laxmipathi.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Who's Who in India, Burma & Ceylon\|publisher=Who's Who Publishers (India) Ltd., 1941\|year=1941\|pages=175\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MFyE_jYD43EC&q=raja+ramrao}}</ref>

	In 1923, she joined the Congress. In 1926, she attended the International Women's Suffrage Alliance Congress at [[Paris]] as the Indian representative.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Seminar on Uplift of Women in South India in 20th Century and Suggestions for 2000 A.D.\|publisher=Mother Teresa Women's University, Dept. of Historical Studies\|year=1987\|series=Conferences, seminars, and workshops series\|volume=5\|pages=83\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D0AqAAAAYAAJ&q=rukmini+lakshmipathi~~&dq=rukmini+lakshmipathi&lr=&client=firefox-a&cd=32~~}}</ref>		In 1923, she joined the Congress. In 1926, she attended the International Women's Suffrage Alliance Congress at [[Paris]] as the Indian representative.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Seminar on Uplift of Women in South India in 20th Century and Suggestions for 2000 A.D.\|publisher=Mother Teresa Women's University, Dept. of Historical Studies\|year=1987\|series=Conferences, seminars, and workshops series\|volume=5\|pages=83\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D0AqAAAAYAAJ&q=rukmini+lakshmipathi}}</ref>

	For her participation (in 1930) in the [[Vedaranyam march\|Salt Satyagraha in Vedaranyam]] she was jailed for a year, becoming the first female prisoner in the Salt Satyagraha movement.<ref>{{cite book\|last= Roy\|first=Kalpana \|title=Encyclopaedia of violence against women and dowry death in India,\|publisher=Anmol Publications\|year=1999\|volume=1\|pages=30\|isbn=978-81-261-0343-0\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0uFJjf6iVQwC~~&pg=PA30~~&dq=rukmini+lakshmipathi&~~client~~=~~firefox-a&cd=7#v=onepage&q=rukmini%20lakshmipathi&f=false~~}}</ref>		For her participation (in 1930) in the [[Vedaranyam march\|Salt Satyagraha in Vedaranyam]] she was jailed for a year, becoming the first female prisoner in the Salt Satyagraha movement.<ref>{{cite book\|last= Roy\|first=Kalpana \|title=Encyclopaedia of violence against women and dowry death in India\|publisher=Anmol Publications\|year=1999\|volume=1\|pages=30\|isbn=978-81-261-0343-0\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0uFJjf6iVQwC&dq=rukmini+lakshmipathi&pg=PA30}}</ref>

	She contested and won a by election to the [[Madras Legislative Council]] in 1934.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Bhatt \|first=B. D. \|author2=Sita Ram Sharma \|title=Women's education and social development\|publisher=Kanishka Pub. House\|year=1992\|series=Modern education series\|pages=343\|isbn=978-81-85475-54-7\|url=https://books.google.com/books?~~lr=&client=firefox-a&cd=26&~~id=18OeAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> She was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly\|Madras Presidency Legislative Assembly]] in the [[1937 Madras Presidency legislative assembly election\|1937 elections]]. On 15 July 1937 she was elected as the Deputy [[Speaker of Madras Legistlative Assembly\|Speaker]] of the assembly. During 1 May 1946 – 23 March 1947, she was the Minister for Public Health of the presidency in the [[T. Prakasam]] cabinet. She was the first (and only) woman minister of the presidency.<ref>{{Cite book		She contested and won a by election to the [[Madras Legislative Council]] in 1934.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Bhatt \|first=B. D. \|author2=Sita Ram Sharma \|title=Women's education and social development\|publisher=Kanishka Pub. House\|year=1992\|series=Modern education series\|pages=343\|isbn=978-81-85475-54-7\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=18OeAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> She was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly\|Madras Presidency Legislative Assembly]] in the [[1937 Madras Presidency legislative assembly election\|1937 elections]]. On 15 July 1937 she was elected as the Deputy [[Speaker of Madras Legistlative Assembly\|Speaker]] of the assembly. During 1 May 1946 – 23 March 1947, she was the Minister for Public Health of the presidency in the [[T. Prakasam]] cabinet. She was the first (and only) woman minister of the presidency.<ref>{{Cite book
	\| title = Justice Party golden jubilee souvenir, 1968		\| title = Justice Party golden jubilee souvenir, 1968
	\| publisher = Justice Party		\| publisher = Justice Party
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	\| url= https://books.google.com/books?~~lr=&client=firefox-a&cd=20&~~id=rCZYAAAAMAAJ		\| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=rCZYAAAAMAAJ
	}}</ref><ref name="kaliyaperumal">{{Cite book\| last =Kaliyaperumal\| first =M\| title =The office of the speaker in Tamilnadu : A study\| publisher =Madras University\| year = 1992\| pages =47\| url =http://dspace.vidyanidhi.org.in:8080/dspace/bitstream/2009/4880/3/MAU-1992-055-2.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.whereincity.com/india/great-indians/women/rukmini-laxmipathi.php\|title=Rukmini Laxmipathi \|access-date=12 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/04/stories/2002120400130200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031109220337/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/04/stories/2002120400130200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=9 November 2003\|title= Discipline, need of the hour \|last=Frederick\|first=Prince\|date=4 December 2002\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=12 March 2010}}</ref>		}}</ref><ref name="kaliyaperumal">{{Cite book\| last =Kaliyaperumal\| first =M\| title =The office of the speaker in Tamilnadu : A study\| publisher =Madras University\| year = 1992\| pages =47\| url =http://dspace.vidyanidhi.org.in:8080/dspace/bitstream/2009/4880/3/MAU-1992-055-2.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.whereincity.com/india/great-indians/women/rukmini-laxmipathi.php\|title=Rukmini Laxmipathi \|access-date=12 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/04/stories/2002120400130200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031109220337/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/04/stories/2002120400130200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=9 November 2003\|title= Discipline, need of the hour \|last=Frederick\|first=Prince\|date=4 December 2002\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=12 March 2010}}</ref>

	Marshall's road in [[Egmore]], [[Chennai]] has been renamed after her.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/10/stories/2005071012690300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109004628/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/10/stories/2005071012690300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=9 November 2006\|title= In Chennai Today \|date=10 July 2005\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=12 March 2010}}</ref> In her memory, a postage stamp was issued in 1997.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Daryanani\|first=Mohan B\|title=Who's who on Indian stamps\|year=1999\|pages=219\|isbn=978-84-931101-0-9\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZPtAAAAMAAJ&q=rukmini+lakshmipathi~~&dq=rukmini+lakshmipathi&client=firefox-a&cd=1~~}}</ref>		Marshall's road in [[Egmore]], [[Chennai]] has been renamed after her.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/10/stories/2005071012690300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109004628/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/10/stories/2005071012690300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=9 November 2006\|title= In Chennai Today \|date=10 July 2005\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=12 March 2010}}</ref> In her memory, a postage stamp was issued in 1997.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Daryanani\|first=Mohan B\|title=Who's who on Indian stamps\|year=1999\|pages=219\|isbn=978-84-931101-0-9\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZPtAAAAMAAJ&q=rukmini+lakshmipathi}}</ref>

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{{Infobox person
| name = Rukmini Lakshmipathi
| image=Rukmini Lakshmipathi 1997 stamp of India.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1892|12|6}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1951|8|6|1892|12|6}}
| spouse = Achanta
| occupation = activist, politician
}}
'''Rukmini Laxmipathi''' (also spelled as '''Rukmani Lakshmipathi''', {{lang-ta|ருக்மிணி லக்ஷ்மிபதி}}; 6 December 1892 – 6 August 1951) was an [[India]]n independence activist and politician belonging to the [[Indian National Congress]]. She was the first woman to be elected to the Madras Legislature and the first to serve as a minister in the [[Madras Presidency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/article244000.ece|title=Historic moments, historic personalities|last=Ramakrishnan|first=T|date=13 March 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=8 April 2010}}</ref>

==Biography==
Rukmini was born in [[Madras]] in an agriculturist family. Her grandfather was the landlord Raja T. Ramrao. She obtained her [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]] from the [[Women's Christian College, Chennai|Women's Christian College]], Madras and married Dr. Achanta Laxmipathi.<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's Who in India, Burma & Ceylon|publisher=Who's Who Publishers (India) Ltd., 1941|year=1941|pages=175|url=https://books.google.com/books?lr=&client=firefox-a&cd=74&id=MFyE_jYD43EC&dq=rukmani+lakshmipathi&q=raja+ramrao#search_anchor}}</ref>

In 1923, she joined the Congress. In 1926, she attended the International Women's Suffrage Alliance Congress at [[Paris]] as the Indian representative.<ref>{{cite book|title=Seminar on Uplift of Women in South India in 20th Century and Suggestions for 2000 A.D.|publisher=Mother Teresa Women's University, Dept. of Historical Studies|year=1987|series=Conferences, seminars, and workshops series|volume=5|pages=83|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D0AqAAAAYAAJ&q=rukmini+lakshmipathi&dq=rukmini+lakshmipathi&lr=&client=firefox-a&cd=32}}</ref>

For her participation (in 1930) in the [[Vedaranyam march|Salt Satyagraha in Vedaranyam]] she was jailed for a year, becoming the first female prisoner in the Salt Satyagraha movement.<ref>{{cite book|last= Roy|first=Kalpana |title=Encyclopaedia of violence against women and dowry death in India,|publisher=Anmol Publications|year=1999|volume=1|pages=30|isbn=978-81-261-0343-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0uFJjf6iVQwC&pg=PA30&dq=rukmini+lakshmipathi&client=firefox-a&cd=7#v=onepage&q=rukmini%20lakshmipathi&f=false}}</ref>

She contested and won a by election to the [[Madras Legislative Council]] in 1934.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bhatt |first=B. D. |author2=Sita Ram Sharma |title=Women's education and social development|publisher=Kanishka Pub. House|year=1992|series=Modern education series|pages=343|isbn=978-81-85475-54-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?lr=&client=firefox-a&cd=26&id=18OeAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> She was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Madras Presidency Legislative Assembly]] in the [[1937 Madras Presidency legislative assembly election|1937 elections]]. On 15 July 1937 she was elected as the Deputy [[Speaker of Madras Legistlative Assembly|Speaker]] of the assembly. During 1 May 1946 – 23 March 1947, she was the Minister for Public Health of the presidency in the [[T. Prakasam]] cabinet. She was the first (and only) woman minister of the presidency.<ref>{{Cite book
| title = Justice Party golden jubilee souvenir, 1968
| publisher = Justice Party
| year = 1968
| pages =62
| id = ISBN
| url= https://books.google.com/books?lr=&client=firefox-a&cd=20&id=rCZYAAAAMAAJ
}}</ref><ref name="kaliyaperumal">{{Cite book| last =Kaliyaperumal| first =M| title =The office of the speaker in Tamilnadu : A study| publisher =Madras University| year = 1992| pages =47| url =http://dspace.vidyanidhi.org.in:8080/dspace/bitstream/2009/4880/3/MAU-1992-055-2.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whereincity.com/india/great-indians/women/rukmini-laxmipathi.php|title=Rukmini Laxmipathi |access-date=12 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/04/stories/2002120400130200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031109220337/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/04/stories/2002120400130200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 November 2003|title= Discipline, need of the hour |last=Frederick|first=Prince|date=4 December 2002|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=12 March 2010}}</ref>

Marshall's road in [[Egmore]], [[Chennai]] has been renamed after her.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/10/stories/2005071012690300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109004628/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/10/stories/2005071012690300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 November 2006|title= In Chennai Today |date=10 July 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=12 March 2010}}</ref> In her memory, a postage stamp was issued in 1997.<ref>{{cite book|last=Daryanani|first=Mohan B|title=Who's who on Indian stamps|year=1999|pages=219|isbn=978-84-931101-0-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZPtAAAAMAAJ&q=rukmini+lakshmipathi&dq=rukmini+lakshmipathi&client=firefox-a&cd=1}}</ref>

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[[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]]
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