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Padmaja Naidu

Indian politician

Padmaja Naidu (17 November – 2 May ) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician who was the 4th Governor of West Bengal from 3 November to 1 June She was the daughter of Sarojini Naidu.

Early life

Padmaja Naidu was born in Hyderabad to a Telugukapu father (from Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh) and a Bengali Brahmin mother.[1] Her mother was the poet and Indian freedom fighter, Sarojini Naidu.

Her father Mutyala Govindrajulu Naidu was a physician.[2] She had four siblings, Jayasurya, Leelamani, Nilawar and Randheer.[3]

Political career

At the age of 21, she co-founded the Indian National Congress in the Nizam ruled princely state of Hyderabad. She was jailed for taking part in the "Quit India" movement in After Independence, she was elected to the Indian Parliament in In she was appointed the Governor of West Bengal.[4] She was also associated with the Red Cross and was the chairperson of the Indian Red Cross from to [5]

Personal life

Early in her life, Padmaja was a close friend of Ruttie Petit who married Muhammad Ali Jinnah, later the founder of Pakistan.[6] Padmaja Naidu had a close relationship with the Nehru family, including with Jawaharlal Nehru and his sister, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.[7] Pandit later told Pupul Jayakar, Indira Gandhi's friend and biographer, that Padmaja Naidu and Nehru lived together for many years.

Nehru did not marry Padmaja because he did not want to hurt his daughter, Indira.[8][9] However, Padmaja never married Nehru in the hope that he would propose one day.[10][6] After retiring, Padmaja lived until her death in in a bungalow on the Teen Murti Bhavan estate, Prime Minister Nehru's official residence and later a museum dedicated to his memory.[3]

Legacy

The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling was named after her death.

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