Sheila Kaul

Sheila Kaul

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Sheila Kaul Profile

  • Name:
  • Sheila Kaul
  • Born:
  • February 7, 1915
  • Died:
  • June 13, 2015
  • Spouse:
  • Kailas Nath Kaul

Sheila Kaul Biography

Sheila Kaul was a social democratic leader of the Indian National Congress, politician and parliamentarian. She was also a stateswoman, an educator, social worker, an independence activist and social reformer. A 5-term parliamentarian she was the oldest living former Member of Parliament in India at the time of her death in 2015, when she passed away living 100 long years. She was the wife of famous botanist and scientist, Kailas Nath Kaul who established the National Botanical Research Institute in Lucknow. He was a Padmabhushan recipient too. Kaul was related to Nehru’s family as well. Her sister-in-law (Kailas’ sister) Kamala Nehru was married to India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Thus former PMs - Indira Gandhi was her niece, and Rajiv Gandhi was her grandnephew.

 

Sheila Kaul was born in 1915. She studied at Lahore College for Women, and remained a state badminton champion in undivided Punjab in British India. She later married Kailas Nath Kaul, a renowned botanist. The couple had two sons and one daughter. Their daughter Deepa Kaul was a politician and social worker. Prem Adib, a 1940s Bollywood actor, was her brother-in-law. Closely related to Nehru family, she remained an independence activist in British India. After independence, she continued with her political journey, associated with Indian National Congress.

 

She was a member of Lucknow Municipal Corporation during 1959–65, and a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council during 1968–71. In 1971 she got elected to parliament for the first time, followed by 1980 and 1984 from Lucknow, and in 1989 and 1991 from Rae Bareli. She served as a cabinet minister under Indira Gandhi during 1980-1984. After retiring from active politics, she served as Governor of Himachal Pradesh during 1995–96.

 

Published: February 27, 2019

Updated: February 27, 2019

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