Sucheta Kriplani

About

Indian freedom fighter who became the first woman to be elected Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963.

Before Fame

She was a Professor of Constitutional History at Banaras Hindu University.

Trivia

She sang the poem Vande Mataram in the Independence Session of the Constituent Assembly in August 1947.

Family Life

Her father, S.N. Majumdar, was a doctor.

Associated With

She and Aruna Asaf Ali were both at the forefront of the Quit India Movement.