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| name = Geeta Mukherjee<br />
| name = Geeta Mukherjee
| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Honourable]]
| honorific-prefix =  
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of parliament|MP]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of parliament|MP]]
| image = Geeta Mukherjee image.jpg
| image = Geeta Mukherjee image.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes| 1924|01|08}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes| 1924|01|08}}
| birth_place  = [[Jessore District|Jessore]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| birth_place  = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date    = {{death date and age |df=yes|2000|03|04|1924|01|08}}
| death_date    = {{death date and age |df=yes|2000|03|04|1924|01|08}}
| death_place  = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| death_place  = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member]] of the [[Indian Parliament]] <br /> for [[Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Panskura]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]  
|term1= 16 January 1980 – 4 March 2000
|term1= 16 January 1980 – 4 March 2000
|predecessor1 =[[Abha Maiti]]
|predecessor1 =[[Abha Maiti]]
|successor1 = [[Bikram Sarkar]]
|successor1 = [[Bikram Sarkar]]
| office2          = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|constituency1 = [[Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Panskura]]
| office2          = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2      = 1967
| term_start2      = 1967
| term_end2        = 1977
| term_end2        = 1977
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Since 1981 onwards, she was the Member of National Executive Council, [[Communist Party of India]].<ref name="Lok Sabha"/>
Since 1981 onwards, she was the Member of National Executive Council, [[Communist Party of India]].<ref name="Lok Sabha"/>


She was elected to her 7th term during the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999.<ref name="Lok Sabha"/> Her career spanned about five and half decades. However, it was her role in the women's reservation issue which brought her into the limelight. She was also a member of the National Commission on Rural Labour, National Commission on Women, National Children's Board, Press Council and vice-president of the National Federation of Women, besides being a secretariat member of the Women's International Democratic Federation, Berlin.<ref name="Express India">{{cite web|title=Geeta Mukherjee-Committed to the cause |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20000305/ina05013.html |access-date=8 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308120848/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20000305/ina05013.html |archive-date=8 March 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
She was elected to her 7th term during the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999.<ref name="Lok Sabha"/> Her career spanned about five and half decades. However, it was her role in the women's reservation issue which brought her into the limelight. She was also a member of the National Commission on Rural Labour, National Commission on Women, National Children's Board, Press Council and vice-president of the National Federation of Women, besides being a secretariat member of the Women's International Democratic Federation, Berlin.<ref name="Express India">{{cite web|title=Geeta Mukherjee-Committed to the cause |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20000305/ina05013.html |access-date=8 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308120848/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20000305/ina05013.html |archive-date=8 March 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> She led a Joint Parliamentary Committee which had drafted the [[One Hundred and Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India|Women's Reservation Bill]].


Besides her political career, she also wrote a few books for children, including ''Bharat Upakatha'' (Folktales of India), ''Chotoder Rabindranath'' (Tagore for Children)and ''He Atit Katha Kao''; and translated [[Bruno Apitz]]'s 1958 classic ''[[Naked Among Wolves (novel)|Naked Among Wolves]]'' to Bengali.<ref name="Hindu"/><ref>{{cite web | title = A committed fighter |publisher=The Hindu, Frontline |url = http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1706/17061060.htm|volume=17 |issue=6| date=18–31 Mar 2000|access-date = 10 March 2014 }}</ref>
Besides her political career, she also wrote a few books for children, including ''Bharat Upakatha'' (Folktales of India), ''Chotoder Rabindranath'' (Tagore for Children)and ''He Atit Katha Kao''; and translated [[Bruno Apitz]]'s 1958 classic ''[[Naked Among Wolves (novel)|Naked Among Wolves]]'' to Bengali.<ref name="Hindu"/><ref>{{cite web | title = A committed fighter |publisher=The Hindu, Frontline |url = http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1706/17061060.htm|volume=17 |issue=6| date=18–31 Mar 2000|access-date = 10 March 2014 }}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==
Mukherjee died on 4 March 2000, following a massive heart-attack. At the time of death, she was 76 years old. [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], the then Prime Minister of India, told in his condolence message— "Mrs. Mukherjee embodied determination and dedication. She was a shining example of [[women's empowerment]]. Her life shall remain an inspiration for future generations, especially women."<ref name=Hindu />
Mukherjee died on 4 March 2000, following a massive heart-attack. [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], the then Prime Minister of India, told in his condolence message— "Mrs. Mukherjee embodied determination and dedication. She was a shining example of [[women's empowerment]]. Her life shall remain an inspiration for future generations, especially women."<ref name=Hindu />


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Geeta Mukherjee
MP
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 January 1980 – 4 March 2000
Preceded byAbha Maiti
Succeeded byBikram Sarkar
ConstituencyPanskura
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1967–1977
Preceded byRajani Kanta Pramanik
Succeeded bySwadesh Ranjan Maji
ConstituencyPanskura Purba
Personal details
Born
Geeta Roy Chowdhury

( 1924-01-08)8 January 1924
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died4 March 2000(2000-03-04) (aged 76)
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyCommunist Party of India
Spouse(s)Biswanath Mukherjee
ChildrenBhagabat Jana
RelativesMadhumita Jana (Grandchildren)
ResidenceFlat-12, Block-D, 18, Bow Street, Calcutta-700012
Bow Bazar, Kolkata
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
Ashutosh College (B.A.)
ProfessionPolitician, social worker, writer

Geeta Mukherjee (8 January 1924 – 4 March 2000) was an Indian politician and social worker and a four times MLA from Panskura Purba, from 1967 to 1977. As a Member of Parliament, she was elected seven times from the Panskura constituency, from 1980 to 2000, in the Indian state of West Bengal being a Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate.[1] She also remained the president of National Federation of Indian Women, women's wing of Communist Party of India. She led the demand for the legislature of 1/3rd reservation for women in parliamentary elections in India.[2]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

She was born on 8 January 1924 in Calcutta, West Bengal. She was married to Biswanath Mukherjee on 8 November 1942.[1]

Mukherjee completed Bachelor of Arts In Bengali Literature from Ashutosh College, Calcutta. She remained secretary of Bengal Provincial Students Federation from 1947 to 1951.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

She was first elected as Member, State Council, Communist Party of India (C.P.I.), Bengal in 1946.[1] Popularly known as Geetadi, Geeta Mukherjee since then won every Lok Sabha election from Panskura in West Bengal, and was in the forefront till her death in 2000.[2]

She was elected to 7th Lok Sabha in 1980 and during 1980–84, she served as

  • Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
  • Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
  • Member, Joint Committee on Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 1980

Since 1981 onwards, she was the Member of National Executive Council, Communist Party of India.[1]

She was elected to her 7th term during the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999.[1] Her career spanned about five and half decades. However, it was her role in the women's reservation issue which brought her into the limelight. She was also a member of the National Commission on Rural Labour, National Commission on Women, National Children's Board, Press Council and vice-president of the National Federation of Women, besides being a secretariat member of the Women's International Democratic Federation, Berlin.[3] She led a Joint Parliamentary Committee which had drafted the Women's Reservation Bill.

Besides her political career, she also wrote a few books for children, including Bharat Upakatha (Folktales of India), Chotoder Rabindranath (Tagore for Children)and He Atit Katha Kao; and translated Bruno Apitz's 1958 classic Naked Among Wolves to Bengali.[2][4]

Death[edit | edit source]

Mukherjee died on 4 March 2000, following a massive heart-attack. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then Prime Minister of India, told in his condolence message— "Mrs. Mukherjee embodied determination and dedication. She was a shining example of women's empowerment. Her life shall remain an inspiration for future generations, especially women."[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 13th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Geeta Mukherjee passes away". The Hindu. 5 March 2000. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Geeta Mukherjee-Committed to the cause". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "A committed fighter". The Hindu, Frontline. 18–31 March 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
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