Savitri Nigam (1919-1985) was an Indian politician. She was a Member of Parliament, representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament and to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Banda, Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2][3][4]
Savitri Nigam | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1952-1962 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1962-1967 | |
| Preceded by | Raja Dinesh Singh |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhary Jageshwar Singh Yadav |
| Constituency | Banda, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1919 Banda, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 29 July 1985 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Brijnandan Prasad Nigam |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Source: [1] | |
She also served as President of Indian Federation of United Nations Associations.[5]
She was board member at the Food & Nutrition Board, Govt. of India.[6] Also the President of Indian Housawives Federation.[6]
Emphasizing on women education she said:[5]
"A self-centered person cannot be self-sufficient because that person lives like a parasite."
References
edit- ^ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Women Members of Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Joginder Kumar Chopra (1 January 1993). Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role. Mittal Publications. pp. 176–. ISBN 978-81-7099-513-5. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Publications Division (1958). Women of India. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-81-230-2284-0. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Indian women: Yesterday, today and tomorrow". India Today. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Functions of the Food & Nutrition Board Redefined and reconstituted, GOI" (PDF). Minister for Women and Child Development, GOI. Retrieved 7 July 2023.