Tarkeshwari Sinha
Tarkeshwari Sinha (26 December 1926 – 14 August 2007) was an Indian politician and independence activist from Bihar. Among the first female politicians of the country, she took active role in the Quit India Movement. At the age of 26, she was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha from Patna East constituency in 1952. Subsequently, she was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1957, 1962 and 1967 from Barh constituency. She was the first female Deputy Finance Minister in the union cabinet led by prime minister. Jawaharlal Nehru from 1958-64. She had also led a delegation to the U.N. and Tokyo. Gulzar’s critically acclaimed movie, Aandhi was partly inspired by Tarkeshwari Sinha, apart from Indira Gandhi. Early life She was born in Tulsigarh village near Chandi under Nalanda District in a Bhumihar Family. She was a student of Bankipore Girls College, now known as Magadh Mahila College, in Patna. She was the President of the Bihar Students Congress, which had broken away from the All India Students Federation. She did her M.Sc in economics from the London School of Economics. She actively participated in the Quit India Movement. Career She contested elections from the Barh constituency in Bihar. After Indian