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{{Short description|Indian freedom fighter and politician}}
{{Short description|Indian independence activist and politician (1884 – 1963)}}
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'''Uma Nehru''' (8 March 1884 – 28 August 1963) was an Indian [[Indian independence movement|freedom fighter]] and politician.
'''Uma Nehru''' (8 March 1884 – 28 August 1963) was an Indian [[Indian independence movement|independence activist]] and politician.


== Career ==
== Career ==
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In the early 20th century, she was a frequent writer in ''[[Stree Darpan]]'', a woman's monthly magazine founded in 1909 by [[Rameshwari Nehru]], in which she expressed feminist views.<ref>{{Cite book | author = Anup Taneja | title = Gandhi, Women, and the National Movement, 1920–47 | pages = 46–47 | publisher = Har-Anand Publications | year = 2005 }}</ref>
In the early 20th century, she was a frequent writer in ''[[Stree Darpan]]'', a woman's monthly magazine founded in 1909 by [[Rameshwari Nehru]], in which she expressed feminist views.<ref>{{Cite book | author = Anup Taneja | title = Gandhi, Women, and the National Movement, 1920–47 | pages = 46–47 | publisher = Har-Anand Publications | year = 2005 }}</ref>


She took part in the [[Salt March]] and the [[Quit India Movement]] and was subsequently imprisoned.<ref>{{Cite book | author = R. S. Tripathi, R. P. Tiwari | title = Perspectives on Indian Women | page = 143 | publisher = APH Publishing | year = 1999 | isbn = 81-7648-025-8 }}</ref> After the independence, she was twice elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Sitapur]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="loksabha">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/900.htm|title=Members Bioprofile|publisher=164.100.47.132|access-date=2014-06-15}}</ref> From 1962 until her death, she was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/n.pdf</ref>
She took part in the [[Salt March]] and the [[Quit India Movement]] and was subsequently imprisoned.<ref>{{Cite book | author = R. S. Tripathi, R. P. Tiwari | title = Perspectives on Indian Women | page = 143 | publisher = APH Publishing | year = 1999 | isbn = 81-7648-025-8 }}</ref> After the independence, she was twice elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Sitapur]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="loksabha">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/900.htm|title=Members Bioprofile|publisher=164.100.47.132|access-date=2014-06-15}}</ref> From 1962 until her death, she was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/n.pdf | title=Rajya Sabha | access-date=2024-01-30}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Born in [[Agra]], Nehru was educated at Saint Mary's Convent, [[Hubli]].<ref name="loksabha"/> In 1901, she married [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s cousin Shamlal. The couple had a daughter, [[Shyam Kumari Khan|Shyam Kumari]], and a son, Anand Kumar.<ref>[http://nehruportal.nic.in/family-tree Nehru-Gandhi family tree].</ref> Anand Kumar Nehru's son [[Arun Nehru]] was a [[Union Council of Ministers of India|Union Minister]] in [[Rajiv Gandhi]]'s government in the 1980s. Uma Nehru died on 28 August 1963 in [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Homage to Uma Nehru|date=30 August 1963|page=5}}</ref>
Born in [[Agra]], Nehru was educated at Saint Mary's Convent, [[Hubli]].<ref name="loksabha"/> In 1901, she married [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s cousin Shamlal. The couple had a daughter, [[Shyam Kumari Khan|Shyam Kumari]], and a son, Anand Kumar.<ref>[http://nehruportal.nic.in/family-tree Nehru-Gandhi family tree].</ref> Anand Kumar Nehru's son [[Arun Nehru]] was a [[Union Council of Ministers of India|Union Minister]] in [[Rajiv Gandhi]]'s government in the 1980s. Uma Nehru died on 28 August 1963 in Lucknow.<ref>{{cite news|title=Homage to Uma Nehru|date=30 August 1963|page=5}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* «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.
* [https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/sdd/article/view/2520/2520 I primi passi del femminismo indiano: Rameshwari e Uma Nehru nell’India di inizio Novecento]


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Uma Nehru
Personal details
Born(1884-03-08)8 March 1884
Agra, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died28 August 1963(1963-08-28) (aged 79)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Shamlal Nehru
ChildrenShyam Kumari Khan
Anand Kumar Nehru
RelativesSee Nehru-Gandhi family
OccupationIndian independence activist, Lok Sabha member

Uma Nehru (8 March 1884 – 28 August 1963) was an Indian independence activist and politician.

Career[edit | edit source]

In the early 20th century, she was a frequent writer in Stree Darpan, a woman's monthly magazine founded in 1909 by Rameshwari Nehru, in which she expressed feminist views.[1]

She took part in the Salt March and the Quit India Movement and was subsequently imprisoned.[2] After the independence, she was twice elected to the Lok Sabha from Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh.[3] From 1962 until her death, she was a member of the Rajya Sabha.[4]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Born in Agra, Nehru was educated at Saint Mary's Convent, Hubli.[3] In 1901, she married Jawaharlal Nehru's cousin Shamlal. The couple had a daughter, Shyam Kumari, and a son, Anand Kumar.[5] Anand Kumar Nehru's son Arun Nehru was a Union Minister in Rajiv Gandhi's government in the 1980s. Uma Nehru died on 28 August 1963 in Lucknow.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Anup Taneja (2005). Gandhi, Women, and the National Movement, 1920–47. Har-Anand Publications. pp. 46–47.
  2. R. S. Tripathi, R. P. Tiwari (1999). Perspectives on Indian Women. APH Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 81-7648-025-8.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  4. "Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. Nehru-Gandhi family tree.
  6. "Homage to Uma Nehru". 30 August 1963. p. 5.

Bibliography[edit | edit source]


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