Amrit Kaur
Sign in to saveAlso known as Dame Rajkumari Bibiji Amrit Kaur, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur
Indian politician (1889–1964)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- To Women
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- Listeners
- 627
- Total plays
- 2,350
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,704x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,997x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,660x
- Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,660x
- In situ click chemistry generation of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors
· 2017 · cited 6,649x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1887-02-02 ) 2 February 1887, Lucknow , North-Western Provinces , British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh , India )
- Died
- 6 February 1964 (1964-02-06) (aged 77), New Delhi , India
- Organization s
- St John Ambulance , Tuberculosis Association , Indian Red Cross , All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Political party
- Indian National Congress
- Movement
- Indian independence movement
- Prime minister
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Preceded by
- Post established
- Succeeded by
- D. P. Karmakar (as MoS)
- Parent s
- Harnam Singh , Priscilla Golaknath
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Lucknow
- Place of death
- New Delhi
- Occupation
- freedom fighter
- Political party
- Indian National Congress
- Languages spoken
- Gujarati
- Image
- Mahatma Gandhi with Rajkumari Amrit Kaur at Simla in 1945.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1889-02-02
- date of death
- 1964-02-06
- Commons category
- Amrit Kaur
- name in native language
- राजकुमारी अमृत कौर
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Encyclopedic overview
Rajkumari Bibiji Amrit Kaur DStJ (née Ahluwalia; 2 February 1887 – 6 February 1964) was an Indian activist and politician. Following her long-lasting association with the Indian independence movement, she was appointed the first and the longest serving Health Minister of India in 1947 and remained in office until 1957. She also held the charge of Sports Minister and Urban Development Minister and was instrumental in setting up the National Institute of Sports, Patiala. During her tenure, Kaur ushered in several healthcare reforms in India and is widely remembered for her contributions to the sector and her advocacy of women's rights. Kaur was also a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, the body that framed the Constitution of India. She was the first Indian woman as a minister in central ministry.
Life
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