Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat
Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat (born June 24, 1916)[1] is an author and a politician from Rajasthan, India.
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[edit] Personal life
She was born in 1916, elder daughter of the Rawat of Deogarh, one of the major thikanas (estates) of the princely state of Mewar in Rajasthan.[2] She married Rawat Tej Singh of Rawatsar in 1934.
[edit] Political life
She joined the Indian National Congress party and was a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1971 from Deogarh. She was a member of Rajya Sabha from April 1972 to April 1978. She was also President of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee.
[edit] Awards
She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1984 for her contribution to Rajasthani literature. Similarly she has received many awards such as Sahitya Mahamahopadhyay, Rajasthan Ratna, Tessitory Gold Award, Maharana Kumbha Award, Soviet Land Nehru Award.
[edit] Books
She has authored a number of books in Hindi and Rajasthani. Her main books are:
- From Purdah to the people: Memoirs of Padma Shri Rani Laxmi Kumari Chundawat
- Folklore of Rajasthan
- Samskrtika Rajasthan
- Mumal
- Devnarayan Bgdawat Mahagatha
- Mumal
- Lenin ri Jeevani
- Hindukush ke Us Paar
- Shanti ke Liye Sangharsha
- Antardhvani
- Rajasthan ke Ritee Rivaj
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[edit] External links
- Works by or about Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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