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'''Rameshwari Nehru''' (née '''Rameshwari Raina'''; 10 December 1886 – 8 November 1966) was a social worker of India. She worked for the upliftment of the poorer classes and of women. | |||
==Career== | |||
She edited ''Stri Darpan'', a [[Hindi]] monthly for women, from 1909 to 1924. She was one of the founders of [[All India Women's Conference]] (AIWC)<ref>{{cite book|title=Two Alone, Two Together: Letters Between Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru 1922–1964|editor=Sonia Gandhi |year=2004|page=xxii|publisher=Penguin Books India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cwB7ebB8TK8C&pg=PR22|isbn=9780143032458 }}</ref> and was elected its president in 1942.<ref>{{cite web | title = Past Presidents | publisher = AIWC: All India Women's Conference | url = http://www.aiwc.org.in/past-presidents.html | access-date = 19 March 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140319132613/http://www.aiwc.org.in/past-presidents.html | archive-date = 19 March 2014 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> She led delegations to the [[World Conference on Women, 1980|World Women's Congress]] in [[Copenhagen]] and the first [[Afro-Asian Women's Conference]] in [[Cairo]] (1961).<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130233|title=Afro-asian Group In The U.n|last=Sharma|first=d n|date=1969}}</ref> The [[Schenectady Gazette]] reported here to be active in "communist affairs" in India and in 1954 to be chairman of the committee of Indians who opposed American military pact with Pakistan.<ref name=SG61>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19610501&id=-DIjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GIoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2463,44084|title=Schenectady Gazette - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|date=May 1, 1961}}</ref> | |||
She was one of the signatories of the agreement to convene a convention for drafting a [[world constitution]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Letters from Thane Read asking Helen Keller to sign the World Constitution for world peace. 1961 |url=https://www.afb.org/HelenKellerArchive?a=d&d=A-HK01-07-B149-F04-022.1.8 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Helen Keller Archive |publisher=American Foundation for the Blind}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Letter from World Constitution Coordinating Committee to Helen, enclosing current materials |url=https://www.afb.org/HelenKellerArchive?a=d&d=A-HK01-07-B154-F05-028.1.6 |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=Helen Keller Archive |publisher=American Foundation for the Blind}}</ref> As a result, for the first time in human history, a [[World Constituent Assembly]] convened to draft and adopt the [[Constitution for the Federation of Earth]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preparing earth constitution |publisher=Global Strategies & Solutions - The Encyclopedia of World Problems |url=http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/strategy/193465 |url-status=dead |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=The Encyclopedia of World Problems - Union of International Associations (UIA) |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719215501/http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/strategy/193465 }}</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | |||
Rameshwari was born on 10 December 1886 in the wealthy family of Narendra Nath at Lahore. Narendra Nath (born 1864) was bestowed with "Deevan Bahadur" title in 1908 and was the first Indian to be appointed as the Commissioner of Lahore division in 1911. However, his position was taken back after [[Reginald Craddock|Sir Reginald Craddock]] (the then Home Minister of India) restricted any Indians to hold the position of Commissioner. To please his ego, he was bestowed with the title of "Raja Narendra Nath". His father, Rameshwari's grandfather was Dewan Baij Nath, was also into administrative services; but died early on a pilgrimage in 1875. Her great grandfather was Dewan Ajodhia Prasad, who served as military commander under Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]]. Later, he received jagir and monthly pension from British administration.<ref name="book">{{cite book| url=https://ia803204.us.archive.org/8/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.463490/2015.463490.Rameshwari-Nehru_text.pdf | title=National Biography - Rameshwari Nehru | publisher=National Book Trust India | isbn=978-81-237-6801-4 |accessdate=6 March 2026 |year=2013 |author=Kamlesh Mohan}}</ref> Rameshwari had three sisters and a brother Anand Kumar.<ref name="book"/> | |||
In 1902, she married [[Brijlal Nehru]], a nephew of [[Motilal Nehru]] and cousin of the first prime minister of independent India, [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. Her son [[Braj Kumar Nehru]] was an Indian civil servant who served as governor of several states. | |||
==Awards and honours== | |||
Nehru was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]] for her social work, in 1955,<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117004138/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-11-17}}</ref> and won the [[Lenin Peace Prize]] in 1961.<ref>[[Vijay Prashad]] (2008) ''The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World''. New Pres. p, 53. {{ISBN|9781595583420}}</ref> | Nehru was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]] for her social work, in 1955,<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117004138/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-11-17}}</ref> and won the [[Lenin Peace Prize]] in 1961.<ref>[[Vijay Prashad]] (2008) ''The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World''. New Pres. p, 53. {{ISBN|9781595583420}}</ref> | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
* {{cite book|author=Om Prakash Paliwal|title=Rameshwari Nehru, Patriot and Internationalist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HbMiAAAAMAAJ|year=1986|publisher=National Book Trust, India}} | * {{cite book|author=Om Prakash Paliwal|title=Rameshwari Nehru, Patriot and Internationalist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HbMiAAAAMAAJ|year=1986|publisher=National Book Trust, India}} | ||
* «View of I primi passi del femminismo indiano: Rameshwari e Uma Nehru | * «View of I primi passi del femminismo indiano: Rameshwari e Uma Nehru nell'India di inizio Novecento | Storia delle Donne», 10 luglio 2020. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/sdd/article/view/2520/2520. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:58, 7 March 2026
Rameshwari Nehru | |
|---|---|
 Rameshwari Nehru on a 1987 stamp | |
| Born | Rameshwari Raina 10 December 1886 |
| Died | 8 November 1966 (aged 79) |
| Citizenship | British Indian (1886-1947) Indian (1947-1966) |
| Occupation | Social worker |
| Spouse(s) | Brijlal Nehru |
| Children | Braj Kumar Nehru |
| Relatives | Nehru-Gandhi family |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (1955) Lenin Peace Prize (1961) |
Rameshwari Nehru (née Rameshwari Raina; 10 December 1886 – 8 November 1966) was a social worker of India. She worked for the upliftment of the poorer classes and of women.
Career[edit | edit source]
She edited Stri Darpan, a Hindi monthly for women, from 1909 to 1924. She was one of the founders of All India Women's Conference (AIWC)[1] and was elected its president in 1942.[2] She led delegations to the World Women's Congress in Copenhagen and the first Afro-Asian Women's Conference in Cairo (1961).[3] The Schenectady Gazette reported here to be active in "communist affairs" in India and in 1954 to be chairman of the committee of Indians who opposed American military pact with Pakistan.[4]
She was one of the signatories of the agreement to convene a convention for drafting a world constitution.[5][6] As a result, for the first time in human history, a World Constituent Assembly convened to draft and adopt the Constitution for the Federation of Earth.[7]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Rameshwari was born on 10 December 1886 in the wealthy family of Narendra Nath at Lahore. Narendra Nath (born 1864) was bestowed with "Deevan Bahadur" title in 1908 and was the first Indian to be appointed as the Commissioner of Lahore division in 1911. However, his position was taken back after Sir Reginald Craddock (the then Home Minister of India) restricted any Indians to hold the position of Commissioner. To please his ego, he was bestowed with the title of "Raja Narendra Nath". His father, Rameshwari's grandfather was Dewan Baij Nath, was also into administrative services; but died early on a pilgrimage in 1875. Her great grandfather was Dewan Ajodhia Prasad, who served as military commander under Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Later, he received jagir and monthly pension from British administration.[8] Rameshwari had three sisters and a brother Anand Kumar.[8]
In 1902, she married Brijlal Nehru, a nephew of Motilal Nehru and cousin of the first prime minister of independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru. Her son Braj Kumar Nehru was an Indian civil servant who served as governor of several states.
Awards and honours[edit | edit source]
Nehru was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for her social work, in 1955,[9] and won the Lenin Peace Prize in 1961.[10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sonia Gandhi, ed. (2004). Two Alone, Two Together: Letters Between Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru 1922–1964. Penguin Books India. p. xxii. ISBN 9780143032458.
- ↑ "Past Presidents". AIWC: All India Women's Conference. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ Sharma, d n (1969). Afro-asian Group In The U.n.
- ↑ "Schenectady Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. 1 May 1961.
- ↑ "Letters from Thane Read asking Helen Keller to sign the World Constitution for world peace. 1961". Helen Keller Archive. American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ↑ "Letter from World Constitution Coordinating Committee to Helen, enclosing current materials". Helen Keller Archive. American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Preparing earth constitution". The Encyclopedia of World Problems - Union of International Associations (UIA). Global Strategies & Solutions - The Encyclopedia of World Problems. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kamlesh Mohan (2013). National Biography - Rameshwari Nehru (PDF). National Book Trust India. ISBN 978-81-237-6801-4. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017.
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2008) The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World. New Pres. p, 53. ISBN 9781595583420
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Om Prakash Paliwal (1986). Rameshwari Nehru, Patriot and Internationalist. National Book Trust, India.
- «View of I primi passi del femminismo indiano: Rameshwari e Uma Nehru nell'India di inizio Novecento | Storia delle Donne», 10 luglio 2020. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/sdd/article/view/2520/2520.