Lakhshmi Mazumdar

Lakhshmi Mazumdar

Mrs. Lakhshmi Mazumdar ( _hi. लक्ष्मी मजुमदार) of Delhi was the National Commissioner of the Indian Scouting organization Bharat Scouts and Guides from November 1964 to April 1983, and supervised the construction of the Sangam World Girl Guide/Girl Scout Center, which was inaugurated on October 16, 1966 by the World Chief Guide, Lady Olave Baden-Powell.

In 1969, Mrs. Mazumdar was awarded the "Bronze Wolf", the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.

She received the Padma Shri in 1965.

External links

* http://www.bsgindia.org/


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