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Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Her life
Born in Lucknow in 1887 into the royal family of Kapurthala, Amrit Kaur left a life of comfort to work as Mahatma Gandhi's secretary for sixteen years.
A member of the Constituent Assembly, she became independent India's first Health Minister in 1947 and served for ten years. She led the founding of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and campaigned against child marriage and purdah. She died in 1964.
Achievements
- ✦Member of the Constituent Assembly
- ✦India's first Health Minister, who helped found AIIMS