- Ammu Swaminathan
Ammu Swaminathan (1894-1978) was an
India n social worker and a prominent political activist during theIndian independence movement . After independence, she served as a member of theConstituent Assembly of India and later, as a member of theRajya Sabha fromMadras State . She was the matriarch of a family that includes people of such diverse fame asCaptain Lakshmi ,Mrinalini Sarabhai ,Mallika Sarabhai andSubhashini Ali .Ammu Swaminathan was born to Govinda Menon in Palghat district of Kerala. She was the youngest child of her parents. At 13, she married Dr. Subbarama Swaminathan, a distinguished barrister of Madras and a remarkable man in many ways. Subbarama studied at Edinburgh and London Universities before obtaining a doctorate in law from the prestigious Harvard University. Ammu's life transformed after her marriage to Dr. Swaminathan who was more than 20 years her senior. She had four children, two daughters Lakshmi, Mrinalini and two sons Govinda and Subbarama.
She took active part in India's struggle for independence and became a close disciple (though not uncritical) of
Mahatma Gandhi Fact|date=August 2008. She was elected an Member of Parliament in 1952 and was associated with many cultural and social organizations. She went toEthiopia ,China ,USA andUSSR as a goodwill ambassador.She served as President of
the Bharat Scouts and Guides from November 1960 to March 1965.She was also selected as 'Mother of The Year' in 1975 on the inauguration of International Women's Year.
External links
* http://www.bsgindia.org/
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