OF

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The Papers of

Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

Plot # 2, Rajiv Gandhi Education City,

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 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal
(1914-2012)

Freedom fighter, social activist and the first woman commander of Indian National
Army, Lakshmi Sahgal nee Swaminadhan was born on 24 October 1914 in Madras
(now Chennai) to S. Swaminadhan, a criminal lawyer at Madras High Court, and
Ammu Swaminadhan, a social worker and freedom fighter.
Inspired by the progressive views of her mother, Lakshmi broke social convention
and dogmas from a very early stage speaking out against the caste practices in Kerala.
She joined the Queen Mary’s College, Madras in 1932. She was married at a young
age to P.K.N Rao, a pilot. However, the marriage was not a success and she returned
to her hometown to resume her studies. She completed her MBBS in 1938 from
Madras Medical College. She also obtained a diploma in gynaecology and obstetrics
from the same college in 1940 and joined the Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital,
Madras.
Thereafter, she moved to Singapore and established a clinic for the poor and migrant
workers from India. She also got closely associated with the India Independence
League, founded in 1941 by Rash Behari Bose.
In 1942, during the Japanese occupation of Singapore Dr. Lakshmi provided medical
aid to the prisoners of war. Subhas Chandra Bose visited Singapore in July 1943 and
took over the leadership of the League along with the Indian National Army. Dr.
Lakshmi was inspired and fascinated by the charismatic leadership of Bose and
expressed her desire to work with him. When Subhas Chandra Bose formed the All
Women Infantry Regiment of INA, named after Rani Lakshmi of Jhansi, Dr. Lakshmi
joined the regiment with great enthusiasm. Dr. Lakshmi became Captain Lakshmi.
She was appointed the commanding officer of Rani of Jhansi Regiment comprising
1200 women and later was the only woman minister in Netaji’s Council of Ministers
of the Provisional Government of Azad Hind.
In 1944, the regiment fought the guerrilla war against the British at the Burma front.
Captain Lakshmi was arrested by the British armed forces in July 1945 and detained
in Rangoon for over one year. She was repatriated to India in March 1946. On her
return to India, she actively associated herself with raising funds for the destitute
families of INA who returned to India. She also visited Madras and Kerala where
huge camps were set up for the INA refugees.
Captain Lakshmi married Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal, an officer of INA in Lahore
and moved to Kanpur in March 1947. Disheartened by the partition of India, she

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dedicated herself to the cause of refugees who came to Kanpur from Pakistan in large
numbers.
During the Indo-Pak War of 1971, she joined the People’s Relief Committee of
Bengal and organized relief camps and medical aid in West Bengal for millions of
refugees who came to India from East Bengal (now Bangladesh). In the same year,
Sahgal joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and represented the party in the
Rajya Sabha. She remained an active member of the party till her death.
Sahgal was one of the founding members of All India Democratic Women's
Association in 1981 and led many of its campaigns. She worked towards restoring
peace and harmony in Kanpur following the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. She also led a
medical team to Bhopal after the gas tragedy in December 1984. A committed social
activist, she participated in a campaign by AIDWA against the Miss World
competition at Bangalore in 1996 and was also arrested.
She dedicated her life to the country and its people. She continued to look after
patients in Kanpur till the age of 92. Sahgal was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in
1998 and bestowed with honorary doctorate by the University of Calicut in 2010. She
contested as a joint candidate of the left for the presidential elections in 2002.
She penned her life experiences in A Revolutionary Life: Memoirs of a Political
Activist (1997). It was translated into Hindi, Mera Jeevan Sangharsh.
Captain Lakshmi Sahgal passed away on 23 July 2012.

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 CATALOGUE OF THE PAPERS OF CAPTAIN LAKSHMI SAHGAL

INDEX

S. No. Description Period Page No.

I. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 1975-2010 1-9

II. SUBJECT FILES 1946-2008 10-19

A. Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal 1946-1992 10

B. Lakshmi Sahgal as a medical doctor 1962 10

C. Azad Hind Fauj Association /INA 1972-2006 10-12

D. Literary Activities 1976-2004 12-13

E. All India Democratic Women’s Association 1979-2001 13-14

(AIDWA)

F. Trade Unions 1979-2005 14

G. Netaji Research Bureau and other Organisations 1979-2007 15-16

H. Invitations /Celebrations/Greetings 1997-2005 16

I. Interviews/Documentaries 1998-2005 17

J. Subhas Chandra Bose 1999-2005 17

K. India-Burma Relationship 2003-2008 17

L. Awards and Honours 1964-2005 18

M. Miscellaneous Files 1998-2006 18-19

III. SPEECHES/WRITINGS BY HER 1988-2004 20-22

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IV. ARTICLES BY OTHERS 1976-2005 22-24

V. PRESS CLIPPINGS 1999-2004 24

VI. PRINTED/PUBLISHED MATERIAL 1946-2006 25-26

VII. PHOTOGRAPHS 27-41

A. Album: Captain Lakshmi Sahgal 27-31

B. Album: Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal 31-33

C. Album: Subhas Chandra Bose and INA, 1942-1945 33-39

D. Album: Ammu Swaminadhan 39-40

E. Album: Achhru Ram 40

F. Album: Subhashini Ali 41

G. Album: Mrinalini Sarabhai 41

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 CATALOGUE OF THE PAPERS OF CAPTAIN LAKSHMI SAHGAL

I. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1975-2010

S. No Name of the Correspondent From/To Date No of Comments

Pages

1. Ahmed, Humera From 2 March 1998 1+1 Xerox copy/ Enclosed

a letter from I. P.
Gupta, Lieutenant
Governor Andaman
and Nicobar Islands/
English

2. Avasthi, R. L. To 25 March 1998 1 Autograph/ English

From 3 June 2003 1 Holograph/ English

3. Basu, Jyoti From 18 March 1980 1 Autograph/ English

From 29 September 1 Autograph/ English

1980

4. Bhullar, B. S. From 10 May 1999 1 Autograph/ Hindi

To 7 June 1999 1 Autograph/ Hindi

5. Chanda, Samarender From 11 May 2005 2 Holograph/ English

Chatterjee, Aruna See Subject File

No. 12

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6. Chatterjee, Haraprasad From 15 February 1977 1 Autograph/ English
(General Secretary, People’s
Relief Committee (P.R.C.) West
Bengal)

Chhabra, Sagari See Subject File

No. 25

Choudhury, Bharati See Sahay, Asha

7. Daaga, Savitri From 10 August 2000 2 Holograph/ Hindi

From 14 August 2000 1 Holograph/ Hindi

To 18 August 2000 1 Holograph/ Hindi

From 31 August 2000 2 Holograph/ Hindi

From 20 October 2004 1 Holograph/ Hindi

8. Dasan, D. From 3 June 1998 1 Autograph/ English

(Chairman, Netaji Subash
Chandra Bose Memorial
National Welfare Foundation)

To 25 July 1998 1 Autograph/ English

From 7 April 1999 2 Autograph/ English

To 26 April 1999 2 Autograph/ English

To 15 November 1 Autograph/ English

1999

From 7 December 1999 1 Autograph/ English

To 13 December 1 Autograph/ English

1999 Also enclosed a copy
marked to S.S. Yadava

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(Contd…) Dasan, D. From 2 February 2000 1 Autograph/ English
(Chairman, Netaji Subash
Chandra Bose Memorial
National Welfare Foundation)

To 10 February 2000 1 Typed copy/ English

From 27 July 2000 1 Autograph/ English

To 31 July 2000 1 Autograph/ English

From 11 September 1 Autograph/ English

2000

To 22 September 1 Autograph/ English

2000

To 13 April 2001 1 Autograph/ English

From 21 April 2001 1 Autograph/ English

To 26 April 2001 1 Autograph/ English

From 2 May 2001 2 Autograph/ English

To 14 May 2001 2 Typed copy/ English

From 29 May 2001 3 Autograph/ English

To 8 June 2001 2 Typed copy/ English

To 21 July 2004 1 Typed copy/ English

From July 2004 2 Newsletter/ English

From 1 November 2004 2 Newsletter/ Duplicate

copy also available/
English

From December 2004 2 Newsletter/ English

From January 2005 2 Newsletter/ English

From 16 August 2005 1 Autograph/ English

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9. Dhillon, G. S. To 15 June 1998 1 Autograph/ English

To 28 August 1999 1 Typed copy/ English

10. George, T. J. S. From 8 July 1998 1 Autograph/ English

(Editorial Adviser, Express
Publications (Madurai) Ltd.)

To 11 July 1998 1 Autograph/ English

From 11 November 1+4 Autograph/ Enclosed a

1998 list of proposals for the
memorial of E.M.S.
Namboodiripad/
English

11. Jayalalitha, J. To 6 April 2003 2 Xerox copy/ English

(Chief-Minister of Tamil Nadu)

To 29 November 1+3 Typed copy/ Letters to

2004 Unni Krishna
Panikkar, G.
Susheela, and Unni
dated November 2004
attached/ English

12. Kahle, John and Sigrid From [2001] 2 Autograph/ English

From Dec-January 2006 2 Autograph/ English

13. Khan, Maqbool Ahmed Khan From 20 May 11 Holograph/ English

14. Khandwal, Rama From 27 March 1999 2 Holograph/ English

From 31 January 2000 2 Holograph/ English

To 9 February 2000 1 Autograph/ English

From 27 March 2001 1 Holograph/ English

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(Contd…) Khandwal, Rama To 5 April 2001 2 Typed copy/ English

From 21 October 2003 2 Holograph/ English

From 16 December 2 Holograph/ English

2004

From 25 August 2005 2 Holograph/ English

To Undated 1 Typed copy/ English

15. Karat, Prakash To 21 April 2004 2 Typed copy/ English

16. Kumar, M. From 7 December 1998 2 Typed copy/ English

To 18 December 1 Autograph/ English

1998

17. Kumar, Meira From 25 October 2004 1 Autograph/ Hindi

18. Kurian, M. From 10 March 1998 1 Holograph/ English

To 22 March 1998 Typed copy/ English

19. Kurup, C. G. R. From 20 June 2001 1 Autograph/ English

To 14 July 2001 1 Autograph/ English

20. Mahindra, K. C. To 14 May 1998 1 Autograph/ English

(Director, Mahindra &
Mahindra)

21. Malik, Amita From 17 July 2000 1 Holograph/ English

To 20 July 2000 1 Autograph/ English

22. Mariette From 26 March 2005 4 Holograph/ English

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23. Matsubara, Tsuneo From 2 May 2000 2 Autograph/ English

To 1 July 2000 1+1 Typed copy/ Draft

copy of the letter also
enclosed/ English

24. Menon, Ram Krishna From 7 August 2001 1 Autograph/ English

To 10 August 2001 1 Autograph/ English

25. Namboodiripad, E. M. S. From 14 November 1 Autograph/ English

1975

From 10 August 1978 1 Autograph/ English

From 27 June 1981 1 Autograph/ English

26. Narayanan, K. R. From 18 October 1999 1 Autograph/ English

From 9 December 1999 1 Autograph/ English

27. Nayanar, E. K. To 21 September 1 Typed copy/ A letter to

1999 A.P. Varkay attached/
English

28. Paranjpye, Sai From 24 November 2 Autograph/ English

1979

29. Parashar, N. C. From 1 June 1999 1 Autograph/ English

To 10 June 1999 1 Autograph/ English

From 1 March 2000 1 Autograph/ English

To 13 March 2000 1 Autograph/ English

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30. Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, From 2 February 2000 1+1 Autograph/ Invitation
Officer Incharge of (Invitation card for a lunch given
Section) in honour of Prof.
Anita Pfaff attached/
English

31. Reddy To 1 September 2004 2 Autograph/ English

32. Rodrigues, Caren From 25 February 2010 3+3 Holograph/ Also

includes a typed copy/
English

33. Sahay, Asha From [1998] 4 Holograph/ English

To 31 July 1998 2 Autograph/ English

From 25 August 1998 2 Holograph/ English

To 9 September 1998 1 Autograph/ English

From 20 August 1999 4 Holograph/ English

34. San, M. Hayashi From April 1983 2 Xerox copy/ English

From 14 November 1 Autograph/ English

1998

To 10 February 2001 2 Typed copy/ Draft

copy also included/
English

35. Sahukar, ADI. K. From 25 August 1998 2 Autograph/ Format of

(Retd. Brig.) letter of thanks
enclosed/ English

To 9 September 1998 2 Autograph/ English

Sarabhai, Mallika See Subject File

No. 25

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36. Sarabhai, Mrinalini From 21 February 2008 1 Holograph/ English

Seth, Indra See Subject File

No. 14

37. Stefan, J. Ravikumar From 4 April 2001 1 Autograph/ English

To 13 April 2004 2 Typed copy/ English

38. Suresh, Neotia From 14 December 1 Autograph/ English

1999

To 18 December 1 Autograph/ English

1999

From 13 January 2000 1 Autograph/ English

To 1 February 2000 1 Autograph/ English

39. Susheela, G. From 26 June 2005 2 Holograph/ English

40. Swaminadhan, Govind To 3 April 1998 1 Autograph/ English

41. Tewari, Sriram From 8 August 2000 1+1 Autograph/ Xerox

copies of bonds of
Bank of Independence
and Azad Bank of
India enclosed/ Hindi

To 16 August 2000 1 Autograph/ Hindi

42. (The) Times of India, Editor of To 27 January 1995 2 Typed copy/ English

43. Toye, Hugh From 24 January 2002 2 Holograph/ English

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44. Uttar Pradesh, Ex-Governor of To 13 November 1 Autograph/ English
2004

45. Vadakath House From 21 January 2004 1 Autograph/ English

46. Valu, Joseph A. From 8 July 2004 1+1 Autograph/ Xerox

copy of photographs of
Valu family enclosed/
English

To 21 July 2004 2 Typed copy/ English

47. Wright, Peter From 13 February 1993 1 Holograph/ English

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 II. SUBJECT FILES, 1946-2008

S. No. Description/ Years Comments/

No. of Pages

A. Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal, 1946-1992

(Husband of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal)

1. 1946

Letter from George R. Merell to the Secretary of State, Washington giving English
details about Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal and his association with INA. Also
includes ‘conversation with ex-Captain Prem Kumar Sahgal of Japanese
sponsored Indian National Army’ (enclosure), details of meeting T. Eliot
Weil with Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal and Ammu Swaminadhan at the
residence of R. K. Nehru regarding Indian National Army, death of Subhas
Chandra Bose, British treatment of INA prisoners and related papers

2. 1992

Condolence letters received on the death of Colonel Prem Kuamr Sahgal. English and Hindi
Includes letters from I. K. Gujral, Girija Vyas, Murlidhar C. Bhandare, K.
Venugopal, Rajesh Kumar Shukla, O. P. Nayyar, Biswanath Bose, M. S.
Yadav and others

B. Lakshmi Sahgal as a medical doctor, 1962

3. 1962

Correspondence with District Magistrate, Kanpur, I. G. Shaw and others English

regarding Training of Voluntary Nurses. Includes qualifications required for
the Nurses, their stipend and syllabus for ‘First Aid to the injured’ and ‘Home
Nursing’. Also includes a list of Women Medical Practitioners in Kanpur

C. Azad Hind Fauj Association /INA, 1972-2006

4. 1972

Papers relating to Azad Hind Fauj Association. Includes an article ‘Aren’t English
INA Men Patriots’ published in The Sunday Standard. Also includes grant of
pension to freedom fighters/martyrs/their families by the Central Government
and details of Freedom Fighters Pension Scheme, 1972. Comprises details of
INA Conference, a copy of memorandum presented to Indira Gandhi by a
deputation led by Mohan Singh, Sheel Bhadra Yajee, M. R. Vyas and others

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5. 1976-2005

Papers relating to All India INA Committee. Includes correspondence with English
S.S. Yadava, General Secretary of the Committee, I. K. Gujral, S. R. Bommai
and others regarding issuing of INA Certificates by Lakshmi Sahgal for
sanctioning Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension to ex-INA and IIL
Personnel such as Mary Rajammal, Kunjaram, Mary Sylvia, Savitiri, R.
Veerammalia, R. Meenakshi, Theresa, Anthony Maria Selvan, M.
Periyakaruppan, Dropadi Devi and others. Contains an invitation to attend
Golden Jubilee Celebration of Freedom of Hyderabad and honouring of
Colonel Dhillon and Lakshmi Sahgal. Also comprises meeting of S. S.
Yadava with Japanese Ambassador for Rash Behari Bose Memorial, Golden
Jubilee Celebrations of Provisional Government Azad Hind and also an
appeal by D. Dasan on this occasion. Also includes papers pertaining to a
function organized by the Veterans Association of Japan to meet the
members of INA Committee and pay tributes to Netaji, release of the book
containing list of ex INA and IIL members compiled by Col. R. S. Raturi and
other papers

6. 1998-2004

Papers relating to grant of Dearness Relief to the freedom fighters and their English and Hindi
eligible dependents under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme.
Includes correspondence with Government officials of Centre and States such
as S. Venugopalan, Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, Chief
Controller of Accounts and R. S. Rawat, V. Malathi, V. Seeni, and Hardeep
Singh, Under Secretaries to the Government of India. Also includes
correspondence with ex-INA and IIL members such as K.V. Chandran,
General Secretary Tamil Nadu INA Forum, R. Devarajan, N. V. Naidu,
Ramu Pillai, Karuppiah Thevar, P. Saradha, Manickavasagi, A. Sina Ramu,
P. Govindswamy, M. Ramanathan, N. A. M. Govindammal, A. Abdul Salam,
K. K. Rethinavelu, M. Ramalingam, R. Bhaskaran, R. Thiyagarajan, Seva
Singh Undi, G. Gopala Pillai, V. Chinthayee, M. Mangogeri, C.
Vijayalakshmi, N. Velu Naidu, S. Saradambal, S. Sadasivam and others

7. 1998-2004

Grant of Tamil Nadu State Freedom Fighters Pension and Central Revenues English
pension to ex-INA and IIL members. Includes correspondence with
distinguished personalities such as George Fernandes, Minister of Defence,
E. K. Nayanar, Chief Minister of Kerala, M. Shantham and Hardeep Singh,
Deputy Secretaries to Government of India and P. S. Naganathan, Under
Secretary to Government of India. Also includes correspondence with
(Contd…)

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officers of Political Pension Department and Tamil Nadu INA League such
as A. Soundararajan, Additional Secretary to Government, Political Pension
Department, N. Ramalingam, Under Secretary, Pension Division, Madras, V.
Vaithilingam, General Secretary, Tamil Nadu INA League and others. Also
includes certificates and recommendations from Lakshmi Sahgal to avail
political pension to Labanya Chatterjee, Parvathi Ammal, R. Kalidas, Thiru
Sonamuthu, R. P. Guruswamy, A. Katija Amma, R. Thiyappan, K.
Ayyathurai Pillai, Alagammai, Anthony Maria Selvam, A. Kasinathan, G. P.
Thaivanai, V. A. Swaminathan, R. Meenakshi, R. Rukmani and others

8. 2005-2006

Requests to issue certificates to ex- INA and IIL Personnel and members of English
Rani of Jhansi Regiment to avail benefits of political pension at the Centre
and State Political Pension Schemes. Includes letter from S. Kasinathan,
Thiru G. Sugumaran, S. Divyanathan, S. Muniyadi, Col. Chibbar, M.
Periyasamy, M. Susaimalar, N. Padmanabhan, Smt. Bakkiam, V.
Guruswamy, S. Kaliappan, Thiru P. Sathiya Singh, Parvathi, Udayar, K.
Gopal, Athilakshmi, Mrs. Mariammal, Thiru Kumar Jayant, S. Ramaswamy,
V. Kandaswamy, M. Manthaiyan and others. Also includes correspondence
with Government officers and recommendations of Lakshmi Sahgal for
issuing certificates to the freedom fighters

D. Literary Activities, 1976-2004

9. 1976-2004

Correspondence with the editor of Deshabhimani Weekly regarding English and

Autobiography of Lakshmi Sahgal to be published in Malayalam. Also Malayalam
includes manuscript of the first chapter of it translated in Malayalam to be
published in Women’s Imprint. Includes correspondence with Sadanand
Kadam for translating the autobiography in Marathi, etc.

10. 1995-2004

Correspondence with Ritu Menon, Urvashi Butalia and Jaya Banerjee English
regarding the royalty of Lakshmi Sahgal’s book entitled A Revolutionary
Life: Memoirs of a Political Activist published by Kali for Women and
translation of the book in Bengali and Tamil. Also includes letters from D. K.
Agencies (P) Ltd. to prepare a bibliography of the book and related papers

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11. 1998-2001

Correspondence with Suja Sugathan relating to her research and queries on English
INA and its role in Freedom Movement. Includes queries received from
Ratna Ghosh, H. S. Narang, G. H. Fernandes, Chitralekha Kadam, editor of
Kusumanjali (Women Weekly), Piyush Kanti Roy, Tapas Kumar Rey, Sumit
Mukherji and others seeking information on Subhas Chandra Bose, INA and
Rani of Jhansi Regiment, ‘Diary of a Rebel Daughter’, etc. Also includes
correspondence with Kallol Choudhury regarding her research/queries for her
book on Captain Manmatha Choudhury of INA and a brief note on him and
other papers

12. 1998-2001

Correspondence with Rohini Gawankar regarding her book Women’s English

Regiment and Captain Lakshmi Sahgal of INA in Marathi, release of the
English version of the book by Netaji Research Bureau, Calcutta on Netaji’s
birthday on 23 January 2001. Comprises papers relating to the translation of
the book in Hindi, Bengali and Gujarati and a message from Lakshmi Sahgal
for the book. Also includes correspondence with Aruna Chatterjee regarding
her book ‘Two and half years with Netaji and Rani of Jhansi Regiment' in
Bengali. A story entitled ‘Adventure Bandar Toli’ by Aruna Chatterjee and
Lakshmi Sahgal’s reminiscences of her as a member of INA are also
available

E. All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), 1979-2001

13. 1979- 2001

Papers relating to All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA). English and Hindi
Includes notes on ‘Women & Hindu Scriptures’, minutes of the Central
Executive Committee Meetings, ‘ Draft Resolution - Bihar Press Bill’,
‘Hindu Marriage Act (Amendment) Bill 1981’, campaign against
nuclearization, increase in price of the essential commodities, organising
sectional struggles of women, minority women’s rights, anti-touchability
struggle etc. Includes AIDWA reports from centre and different states,
‘Report of the Alternative Summit, Geneva’, ‘The Government's Population
Policy’ and a report submitted by Susheela Gopalan. Also contains papers on
‘State Conference of West Bengal’, letters from Brinda Karat and Comrade
Devi, speech of Bibha Ghosh Goswami and an article ‘The Freedom Struggle
and Women’ by Lakshmi Sahgal. A list of the members of AIDWA
statewise, ‘Mobilization Strategies adopted by AIDWA’, ‘National
Convention of Working Women’, etc. are also available

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14. 1979- 2001

Papers relating to All India Democratic Women’s Association. Includes English and Hindi
correspondence with Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, L. Sridhar, K. C.
Nariyal, A. R. Sindhu, Indra Seth, Pramila Pandhe, Daulat Ram and others.
Also includes minutes of the meeting of All India Democratic Women’s
Association, welcome address by K. R. Gowri Amma in Trivandrum, Report
of the Women’s Delegation to Bhopal, Ahmedabad and Surat, Central Work
Report for Central Executive Committee, note on some aspects of the
women’s movement and Delhi report of CEC. Also contains ‘Notes of
Introduction on the Proposed Law on Sexual Assault’, ‘On the increasing
portrayal of obscenity in Indian Cinema’, ‘On Comrade Pankaj Acharya’,
‘Communal and Decisive Forces’, a questionnaire on pre-natal diagnosis
technique, ‘Critique of the Bill to Constitute a National Commission on
Women’, draft resolution on selling of children, etc.

F. Trade Unions, 1979-2005

15. 1979-1992

Papers relating to All India Jute Workers’ Federation and Bengal Chatkal English and Hindi
Mazdoor Union. Includes correspondence with Niren Ghosh, Madhu Guha,
Kamal Sarkar, Biren Dutta, Daulat Ram and others regarding the formation
of the Federation of Workers and Employees of Bengal Chemical &
Pharmaceuticals of India and State Conference in West Bengal. Also includes
papers of the annual conference of the Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Union,
minutes of meeting of the Organising Committee of the All India Jute
Workers Conference. Comprises ‘Resolution of one day token strike in the
Jute Industry’, ‘Observance of All India Demand Day by Jute Workers’, First
All India Jute Workers Conference, draft speech to be delivered by Lakshmi
Sahgal at All India Jute Workers Conference, etc. Also consists of
nomination of Lakshmi Sahgal as the President of the All India Jute Workers
Federation at the Trade Union International Conference of Textiles, Clothing,
Leather and Fur Workers at Berlin and a report by Niren Ghosh of the All
India Jute Workers’ Federation Working Committee Meeting. Also contains
papers relating to grade and scale of Jute Workers, ‘A Step Forward’- a note
by Kamal Sarkar, a copy of reply by Zail Singh on the question of victimising
jute workers and their leaders in Assam, and related papers

16. 1980-2005

Papers relating to All India Co-ordination Committee of Working Women English and Hindi
and Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU). Includes letters and reports from
Vimala Ranadive, Charter of Demands for Working Women in India, draft
report on the application of Maternity Protection Convention, 1952, a short
report on the activities of All India Co-ordination Committee and other
papers

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 G. Netaji Research Bureau and other Organisations, 1979-2007

17. 1979-2004

Correspondence with Sisir Kumar Bose and Sugata Bose regarding the English
meetings of the Council of Netaji Research Bureau, International Conference
on Political and Economic Cooperation in South Asia, 80th Sisir Kumar Bose
lecture and photographs of Subhas Chandra Bose during INA days. Contains
papers on Sisir Kumar Bose being elected as a member of council,
convention of Rani of Jhansi Regiment under the chairmanship of Lakshmi
Sahgal and All India History Seminar on Indian Liberation Movement,
1857-1947. Also includes release of the book by Rohini Gawankar at Netaji
Bhawan and translation of the book on Rani of Jhansi Regiment into Bengali.
Also comprises correspondence with S. R. Chakravarty, Secretary Netaji
Academy of Sub-Continental Studies and related papers

18. 1983-1998

Formation of Netaji Subhas Trust with Lakshmi Sahgal as its President. English
Includes a deed of declaration of the Trust. Also includes letters from R.
Chowdhury, Deputy Secretary to the Government of West Bengal and
proceedings of the meeting regarding publication of the speeches and
writings of Subhas Chandra Bose and also ‘Extracts from Quotations and
Messages of Netaji’. Contains papers relating to the Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose Commemoration Volume published by Scottish Church College,
Calcutta

19. 1998-2000

Papers relating to the formation of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Mahila English and Hindi
Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Includes correspondence with B. S. Yadav,
G. S. Dhillon, S. K. Bardhan, Subhash Ranjan Kar and Admiral Vishnu
Bhagwat regarding the management of the institute, donations received and
offering free seats to needy students in any discipline. Also includes papers
on first anniversary celebration of the Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Mahila
Institute of Technology and training of nurses in U.P. Nursing Council, etc

20. 1998-2000

Correspondence with Rajiv Mehrotra Foundation for Universal English

Responsibility regarding ‘Creeds of Our Times’- first volume. Also includes
invitation to attend symposium on ‘Human Security in New Millennium’ and
deliver a lecture at India Habitat Centre organized by the Foundation

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21. 1999-2000

Correspondence with members of NGOs such as ‘Guild of Service’ English

‘Childline India Foundation, Guild’, ‘Speech and Hearing Action Society,
Durgapur,’ etc. Comprises ‘The Unsung Brave’ - a press conference on
rehabilitation measures for Kargil bereaved families, a chronology of events
of Kargil and correspondence with Mohini Giri, etc.

22. 2000-2007

Papers relating to All India Freedom Fighter’s Successor’s Organisation, English and Hindi
Netaji-Azad Hind Fauj Smarak Nyas, Freedom Fighters (INA-IIL) Weaker
Section Welfare Association and All India Azad Hind Fauz (IIL-INA-RJ)
Association. Includes xerox copies of press clippings relating to the ashes of
Subhas Chandra Bose being brought to India, death of Subhas Chandra Bose,
xerox copies of correspondence with S. S. Yadava and Mohd. Samiullah.
Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of Netaji-Azad Hind Fauj
Smarak Nyas and Azad Hind Fauz, a letter to Sonia Gandhi appealing to
increase the pension from Rs. 6000/- to Rs. 10,000/- and other papers are also
available

H. Invitations /Celebrations/Greetings, 1997-2005

23. 1997-2004

Birth anniversary celebrations of Subhas Chandra Bose in different parts of English and Hindi
the country. Includes invitations from Dakshin Kalikata Sevasram, Tamil
Nadu, INA Forum, National Martyr’s Memorial Committee, Jalandhar and
State Council of Sports, Government of West Bengal. Also comprises papers
on celebration of Netaji’s Birth Centenary, and 102nd, 107th and 108th
birthday celebrations, etc.

24. 1998-2005

Invitations for attending the functions/to deliver addresses received by English and Hindi
Lakshmi Sahgal from various institutions. Includes invitations from Baliapal
Jana Andolan Smaraki Manch, All India Freedom Fighters Organisation,
International Association of Lion’s Club, State Conference of Democratic
Youth Federation of India, Youth Hostels Association and International
Society for Intercultural Studies. Also includes invitations from Netaji
Academy of Sub-Continental Studies, The Old Students’ Association, Queen
Mary College, Chennai, Pherozeshah Mehta 150th Birth Anniversary
Celebrations, National Martyrs’ Memorial Committee, Sardar Bhagat Singh
Shaheed Smarak Samiti, Agra, Indo-Thai Friendship Association, Bar
Association, Kanpur, Mahatma Gandhi 125th Birth Anniversary Celebrations,
National Convention on Women Writers, Indian Association of Women’s
Studies, etc.

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 I. Interviews/Documentaries, 1998-2005

25. 1998-2005

Papers regarding interviews and documentaries on Lakshmi Sahgal. Includes English

correspondence with Mallika Sarabhai, (CEO, Tara Gujarati), Sagari
Chhabra, (National Co-ordinator and Film Director Hamara Itihaas)
requesting Lakshmi Sahgal for her photographs and other material for an
episode of ‘’Living Legends’’ and documentary ‘Asli Azadi’. Also includes
invitations from Archana, Asst. (Producer, Agni TV), Shashi Ghosh, (Kiran
Chitra Enterprises), H. R. Kidwai, (Mass Communications Research Centre,
Jamia Millia Islamia) and others for the Kiran Joneja Show, television series
‘ Mapping the Decades’, Music Videos, etc.

J. Subhas Chandra Bose, 1999-2005

26. 1999-2005

Controversy on the death/ disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. English

Includes correspondence inviting Lakshmi Sahgal to participate in the debate/
discussion on the subject. Also includes Justice Mukherjee Commission of
Inquiry papers including its report and correspondence/ statement of B. K.
Sarkarand, P. K. Sengupta. Also contains letter from Sangita Gairola, a copy
of writ petition to launch a vigorous enquiry into the disappearance of Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose, authencity of his ashes kept in Renkoji Temple in
Tokyo and related papers

K. India-Burma Relationship, 2003-2008

27. 2003-2008

Papers and articles relating to a case against Soe-Myint, Editor-in-Chief of English

Mizzima News. Also comprises papers pertaining to Conference on
India-Myanmar (Burma) Relationship organised by the Other Media in
collaboration with Mizzima News. Includes papers relating to Solidarity
Committee for Burma's Freedom Fighters and an appeal by Lakshmi Sahgal.
An album and papers relating to Bengali-Burmese Friendship Football Match
in support of 34 Burmese Freedom Fighters are also available

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 L. Awards and Honours, 1964-2005

28. 1964

Lakshmi Sahgal’s Life Member Certificate of the Indian Red Cross Society. English
Includes a letter from B. M. Gupta, Honorary Secretary, U. P. State Branch,
Indian Red Cross Society, Lucknow

29. 1976

Papers relating to UP Chapter of the Red & White Bravery Awards and Veer A press clipping is
Mahila Paritoshik Award of Rs 500 awarded to Lakshmi Sahgal by Veer also attached/
Mahila Paritoshik Samiti of Poona English

30. 1998-2004

A certificate conferring Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters on Lakshmi English

Sahgal by Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University,
Mumbai. Includes a letter from Syed Iqbal Hasnain, Vice-Chancellor,
University of Calicut conferring the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature
on Lakshmi Sahgal and an invitation to attend the Annual Convocation of the
University

31. 1998-2005

Correspondence with R. D. Kapur, P. K. Mishra and C. B. Singh with English and Hindi
Lakshmi Sahgal on her nomination for Padma Vibhushan Award and also for
attending the rehearsal of function and recommending the name of Janaki
Adinahappan for Padma Shri Award. Includes congratulatory messages from
R. L. Avasthi, C. G. R. Kurup, Madusudan Sharma, Jagtar Singh, K. L. Johar
and others on receiving the award from President, K. R. Narayanan

M. Miscellaneous Files, 1998-2006

32. 1998-2000

Correspondence with S. Varma, principal of Welham Girls’ School Dehradun English

regarding the admission of the granddaughter of Lieutenant General Shah
Nawaz Khan and invitation to attend the Founder’s Day celebrations and the
annual functions of the school. Also contains minutes of the Annual General
Meetings of Welham Girls’ High School Society and contributing and raising
a corpus fund for offering two freeships to the families of Kargil martyrs and
related papers

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33. 1998-2004

Books sent to Lakshmi Sahgal for review and invitations to attend book English and Hindi
release functions. Includes correspondence with P. S. Ramu, K. Gopinathan,
Kanok Mukherjee, P. Sundara Rami Reddy, T. Stalin Gunasekaran, Reeta
Pathak, S. Parmanand, Nawaz B. Mody, B. M. Rahman, M. Shankar,
Agamani Lahiri, Cherian Thomas, S. K. Bardhan, Shirish S. Shanbhag,
Karuppiah, P. Sunil Das, A. R. Anthony, Pradip Bose, R. M. Jambhekar, C.
P. Krishnan Nair, A. P. Gupta, and others. Also includes requests for articles
for souvenirs, donations for their organisations, etc.

34. 1998-2006

Messages appreciating Lakshmi Sahgal’s contribution and association with English and Hindi
INA and Subhas Chandra Bose. Includes greetings for Diwali, Christmas and
New Year. Also includes requests for an audience with her and copy of her
autographed photographs and biography and invitations to attend family
weddings, etc. Contains correspondence with Nilanjana Kishore, K.
Gurumuruthy, Manubhai N. Patel, Pradeep Dubey, Karuppiah, S. K.
Sengupta, Ranjit Singh, Deepa Nariyal, S. Sanyal, Satish Nambiar, M.
Kurian, Manohar, Jitendra Kumar Singh, Dilip Kumar Das, Rajani Ashok,
Talib Mansoor, Ashok Singh, N. Panduranga Rao, Nivedidita Sen Gupta,
Gopal Krishan, Shaili Sathyu, K. A. Kabeer, A. N. Singh, R. N. Ray, and
others

35. 1999-2006

Miscellaneous correspondence with Sasmeeta Srivastava, Vijay Tandon, English and Hindi
Devsena, Durga Tewari, Brijlal Verma, V. C. Srivastava and others. Includes
a brief note on Gursharan Kaur, visit of All India President of FPAI to
Kanpur, etc.

36. 2003-2004

Papers relating to the Uttar Pradesh Committee of Communist Party of India Hindi
(Marxists). Includes a letter from Vijay Shant on behalf of Ramsumer Yadav
giving details of the Uttar Pradesh Charter meeting under the presidentship of
Ambika Prasad Mishra. Also contains papers relating to party funds received
in 2003, their aim for fund collection for the year 2004 and related papers

37. 2004

Papers relating to D.S. Raju (personal doctor of Subhas Chandra Bose) English
Centenary Celebration Committee. Includes a note on him by Lakshmi
Sahgal

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III. SPEECHES/WRITINGS BY HER, 1988-2004

Description/ Years Comments/

No. of Pages

1. 1988-1995

Notes on the Communist Party of India, party reports from Bareilly, English
Mathura, Garhwal, Kanpur, Allahabad, etc. Also includes report of the
Communist Party by Prakash Karat

2. 15 October 1998

Subhas Chandra and the Provisional Government of Azad Hind - an Typed copy/ English/ 2
article pp.

3. 2001

‘What Swarajya means to me’ - an article Also includes a letter

from S. Ramakrishnan
and a draft copy also
available/ English/
6 pp.

4. 6 July 2004

Notes on Subhas Chandra Bose

5. 2004

Foreword to the book Subhas Chandra Bose – the Making of a Warrior Also includes a
Philosopher, 1921-1941 covering letter by
Lakshmi Sahgal to Dr.
Mukherji dated 5
August 2004/ English/
3 pp.

6. Undated

Death of Subhas Chandra Bose Typed copy/ English/ 3

pp.

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7. Undated

‘Reminiscences of INA’ - an article Handwritten/ English/

8 pp.

8. Undated

Notebook containing a chronology of important life events of Captain English

Lakshmi Sahgal. Includes reminiscences of her childhood, school and
family, INA, Rani of Jhansi Regiment etc.

9. Undated

‘The INA and Myself’ - an article Typed copy/ English/

4 pp.

10. Undated

‘The Rani of Jhansi Regiment’ - an article English, Typed copy/

English/ 8 pp.

11. Undated

‘Subhas Chandra Bose’ - an article Typed copy/8 pp.

12. Undated

‘Role of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment in the Freedom Struggle’ Typed copy/ English/
Incomplete/ 7 pp.

13. Undated

‘Azad Hind Fauj enters India and hoists the National Flag in Moiranj Typed copy/ Draft copy
(Manipur) on 18 and 19 March 1944’ - an article also there/ English/
6 pp.

14. Undated

‘Childhood and Student Days’ - an article Typed/ English/ 8 pp.

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15. Undated

‘Netaji - Memories of Subhas Chandra Bose - Valiant Soldier of Indian Typed/ Unpublished/
Independence Struggle’ co-authored with Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal Also includes some
rough drafts/ English/
74+11 pp.

16. Undated

Miscellaneous notes Handwritten/ English/

34 pp.

IV. WRITINGS BY OTHERS, 1976-2005

1. 1976

Message from Chintamani Deshmukh to Captain Lakshmi Sahgal on Handwritten/ Marathi/

Diwali 1 p.

2. 1979

The Third International Netaji Seminar: Abstracts and list of papers Published by Netaji
Research Bureau,
Calcutta/ English/
17 pp.

3. 27 September 1993

‘Ashes in Renkoji – No Proof of Netaji’s Death’ - an article by Samar Press clipping/ English/
Guha 1 p.

4. 10 August 1999

A concept paper presented by V. Mohini Giri at National Preparatory English/ 6 pp.

Conference ‘Women’s Vision: A Culture of Peace’

5. 31 August 2004

‘Did you Know…?’ - an article by Joseph A. Valu Also includes a letter

from Joseph A. Valu/
English/ 2 pp.

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 An appeal by Captain D. Dasan, Chairman of the Netaji Subhas See Subject File
Chandra Bose Memorial National Welfare Foundation on the Diamond No. 5
Jubilee celebration of the Declaration of the Provisional Government of
Azad Hind by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on 21 October 1943 in
Singapore

6. May 2005

‘Featuring a Chequered Life’ - Bhavani Cheerath’s review of the book Published by Women’s
Ormakkurippukal, Malayalam translation of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal’s Imprint,
book Thiruvananthapuram/
Clipping from The
Hindu also attached/
English/ 1+1 pp.

7. Undated

‘Kargil: Northwards to the Glacier’ - a poem by Syeda Saiyidain English/ 1 p.

Hameed

8. Undated

‘Women’s Vision - A Culture of Peace’ - an article by Nirmala A draft copy also there/
Deshpande English/ pp. 2+4 pp.

9. Undated

‘Garhwalis of the Azad Hind Fauj’- an article by Lt. Colonel N.C. Guha Typed copy/ English/
Letters from N. C.
Guha also attached/
13+ 5 pp.

10. Undated

‘Some Observations of Female Participation Rate in the Industrial Typed copy/ English
Metropolis of Kanpur’ - an article by Rekha K. Rohatgi 8 pp.

11. Undated

‘A Presumptuous Judgment: A New Concept of Democracy’ - an article Typed copy/ English/

by Nandita Haksar 11 pp.

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12. Undated

‘The forgotten freedom fighters of INA’ - an article by S. Chitra Photocopy/ English/

1 p.

13. Undated

‘Country must know what happened to Netaji’ - an article by Samar Printed by P.M. Bagchi
Guha and Co, Calcutta/
English/ 21 pp.

14. Undated

‘The Bengal Renaissance and its Eclipse’ - an article by Safiuddin Typed copy/ English/
Joarder 27 pp.

15. Undated

Typed script of the book The Springing Tiger by Hugh Toye A letter from Hugh
Toye dated 8 January
1985 is also attached/
English

16. Undated

‘Joint Dilemma’ - a research paper by Susan Whiteman English/ 7 pp.

V. PRESS CLIPPINGS, 1999-2004

1. 1999-2004

Miscellaneous press clippings on how to prepare for various Cuttings from

competitive exams such as IIT, IAS, etc. Also includes press clippings Hindustan Times and
on HIV and Hepatitis in Kanpur Dainik Jagran/ Copies/
English and Hindi

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VI. PRINTED/ PUBLISHED MATERIAL, 1946-2006

1. 11 August 1946

Back issue of Sunday Herald INA Special Number. Contains articles English/ 58 pp.
entitled ‘The Story of INA’ by Lakshmi Sahgal, ‘Voyage’ by
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, ‘In the land of Jai Hind’ by R.
Venkataraman, etc.

2. 1995-2006

Back issues of Seminar Journal English, 82 issues

3. 1998

‘Who was responsible for Bombay Riots (Dec-92-Jan-93)?’ - Report of Published by Hari
the Srikrishna Commission, Vol - I Singh Kang on behalf
of Communist Party of
India/ English/ 50 pp.

4. 1998

Women’s Equality Quarterly Bulletin of AIDWA, Special Issue: Fifth Published by Brinda
All India Conference of AIDWA Karat, printed at Letter
Setter, Brindaban Bose
Lane, Calcutta/
English/ 28 pp.

5. 1998

Souvenir of 16th Congress of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Published by Reception

Calcutta Committee, 16th
Congress, printed by
S.P. Communications
Pvt. Limited, Calcutta/
English/ 110 pp.

6. 1999

Indian Skeptic, Vol. 4, No. 5 Published by Indian

CSICOP, Tamil Nadu/
English/ 25 pp.

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7. 2004

Liberation - central organ of CPI (ML), Vol. 10, No. 8 Published by Dipankar
Bhattacharya for the
Central Committee,
CPI (ML)/ English/
36 pp.

2005

Justice Mukherjee Commission of Enquiry (Alleged disappearance of See Subject File

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose) - Volume II A No. 32

8. 2005

International Seminar on ‘Re-Reading Godan’, organised by Published by

Premchand Sahitya Academy, BHU, Varanasi Premchand Sahitya
Academy, Varanasi/
Hindi/ 48 pp.

9. 2006

Humanism - International journal on Gandhian Objectives, Vol. 6, Issue Published by Dr. Linge
3 Gowda, Bangalore/ 2
copies/ English/ 16 pp.

10. 2006

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (NREGA) Booklet/ published by
Ministry of Rural
Development,
Government of India,
New Delhi/ English/
115 pp.

11. 2006

Law animated World Fortnightly Journal of

An International Law/
Published from
Hyderabad/ English/
40 pp.

12. 2006

Women’s Voice Bulletin of the All

India Progressive
Women’s Association/
English/ 18 pp.

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 VII. PHOTOGRAPHS

S. No. Image No. Description Remarks

A. Album: Captain Lakshmi Sahgal
1. 1549 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her daughter
Subhashini Ali
2. 1554 Swatantrata ke Pachaas Varsh: A Plate

3. 1566 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her daughter

Subhashini Ali
4. 1569 Bronze statue of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

5. 1570 Statue of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

6. 1573 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

7. 1574 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

8. 1577 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her mother Ammu

Swaminadhan, sister Mrinalini Sarabhai and brothers
Govind Swaminadhan and Subram Swaminadhan
9. 1578 Marriage of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal’s brother
Govind Swaminadhan with Sulochana
10. 1581 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her brother Govind
Swaminadhan, Subhashini Ali (daughter), Govind
Junior (nephew) and Shaad Ali (grandson)
11. 1590 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her husband Colonel
Prem Kumar Sahgal and daughters Subhashini Ali
and Anisa Puri
12. 1596 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal at a Communist Party of
India Congress meeting with Harkishan Singh Surjit
(6-11 April 2005)
13. 1606 S. Swaminadhan, father of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

14. 1608 Marriage of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal and Colonel

Prem Kumar Sahgal
15. 1609 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal saluting

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16. 1614 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

17. 1616 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal & Colonel Prem Kumar

Sahgal
18. 1623 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

19. 1632 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

20. 1636 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her sister Mrinalini

Sarabhai
21. 1642 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her sister Mrinalini
Sarabhai and daughter Subhashini Ali
22. 1646 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her daughter
Subhashini Ali
23. 1664 Inauguration of Sahgal Park in Kanpur by Motilal
Vohra, Governor of Uttar Pradesh on 27 January
1996
24. 1665 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with Sunil Dutt and others at During Azad Hind
a shrine Expedition of the INA
Veterans organised by
Akhil Bakshi-1995-96
25. 1668 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with Subhashini Ali, During Azad Hind
Colonel Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, Captain S.S. Expedition of the INA
Yadava, son of Lieutenant Colonel Shah Nawaz Khan Veterans organised by
(ex-INA) and son of Mahmood Ahmad (ex-INA) Akhil Bakshi-1995-96
26. 1672 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal and Colonel Prem Kumar Ashes of Subhas
Sahgal at Renkoji Temple, Tokyo Chandra Bose are kept
here
27. 1677 Vadakath-Maternal House of Captain Lakshmi
Sahgal in Anakara Village, Kerala
28. 1681 Gilchrist Garden, Madras, birthplace of Captain
Lakshmi Sahgal
29. 1687 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

30. 1683 Subhashini Ali at a hotel inauguration on birthday of

Captain Lakshmi Sahgal
31. 1687 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal addressing a meeting

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32. 1691, 1693 Press clippings on the death of Captain Lakshmi
Sahgal (2012)
33. 1698 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal on her last birthday (24
October 2011)
34. 1712 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal at the opening of Indian
Women’s Press Club with Mrinal Pandey and Amita
Malik
35. 1718 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her husband Colonel
Prem Kumar Sahgal and daughters Subhashini Ali
and Anisa Puri
36. 1721 Campaign against Miss World Competition in
Bangalore (1996)
37. 1943 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with Colonel Gurbaksh During Azad Hind
Singh Dhillon, Sunil Dutt and others Expedition of the INA
Veterans organised by
Akhil Bakshi-1995-96
38. 1960 Sunil Dutt and others During Azad Hind
Expedition of the INA
Veterans organised by
Akhil Bakshi-1995-96
39. 1989 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal appealing to contribute for
INA Relief Fund

40. 1992 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

41. 2019 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with Vasundhara Das

42. 2032 Group photograph

43. 2034 Lakshmi Swaminadhan in a group photograph

‘Rasa-Kreeda’ of Presidency Training School, Old
Girls’ Association (18 November 1933)
44. 2039 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her mother Ammu
Swaminadhan and sister Mrinalini
45. 2041-2043 Group photograph of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

46. 2049 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

47. 2058 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her brother Govind

Swaminadhan

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48. 2066 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

49. 2067 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her husband Colonel

Prem Kumar Sahgal
50. 2069 Founder’s Day Programme Working Women Hostel,
Shastri Bhawan (29 July 2004)
51. 2071 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal examining a patient

52. 2072 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

53. 2769-2772 SNDT Women’s University Mumbai Convocation

(19 March 1998)
54. 2773 All India Women’s Conference, Kanpur with Mrs.
Santosh Mahendrajit Singh Dr. Chandrakant Rohatgi
(lady doctor) and Subhashini Ali
55. 2774 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

56. 2776 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her father-in-law

Achhru Ram and daughters Subhashini Ali and Anisa
57. 2778 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

58. 8678, 8679 Students for Secularism Function

59. 2066 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

60. 8683, 8684 Akhil Bharitya Janwadi Mahila Samiti, Kanpur

61. 8688 J.K. Jute Mill Sanyukta Morcha, Kanpur

62. 8689 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with Ahilya Rangnekar and

Amirtham (Tamil Nadu Leader of AIDWA)
63. 8691, 8692, Environment and population program
8694, 8696,
8798, 8700,
8702, 8704
8706, 8709,
8711, 8712
64. 8714-8715 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her clinic staff Dr.
Shobha, Dr. Firoza, Mrs. Paul (Nurse) and others
65. 8717 At Nainital Land Finance Cooperative Society

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66. 8719 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

67. 8723 All India Jute Workers’ Federation, Calcutta

68. 8726 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

69. 8727, 8730 A photo frame in uniform presented to Captain

Lakshmi Sahgal
70. 2749-2772 Album: Captain Lakshmi Sahgal receiving Padma
Vibhushan from President K.R. Narayanan and other
recipients of Padma Vibhushan Award
71. 8535-8676 Album: Ex-INA officers

72. 8734, 8740, Captain Lakshmi Sahgal’s house in Kanpur

8745, 8747,
8750, 8753,
8755, 8759,
8764, 8766,
8768, 8770,
8772, 8775,
8777, 8784,
8790, 8792,
8796, 8802,
8806, 8809,
8811, 8813,
8817, 8819,
8820

B. Album: Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal

1. 1544 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal with Zakir Hussain,

President of India
2. 1557 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal

3. 1703 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal with INA cap

4. 1740 Indian Military Academy, Dehradun

5. 1741, 1744, Group photograph of Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal

1748
6. 1746 Indian Military Academy, Dehradun Mess Winter
Half (1936)

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7. 1750 No. 1 Platoon ‘D’ Coy Championship Winter Half
(1936)
8. 1752 Commander in Chief’s Inspection Winter Half, 1936,
Staff, Under Officers and Orderlies
9. 1755 ‘D’ Company Winter Half (1936)

10. 1758, 1760, Marching in Columns (1936)

1858
11. 1766 Inspection

12. 1767 From the Album Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal

13. 1830, 1867, Indian Military Academy (A.D.S.) Winter- Half

1871, 1885 (1936) (Play)
14. 1843, 1844, March-past
1874, 1901
15. 1881 A-Coy Winners Inter Coy League (1939)

16. 1892 British officials

17. 1893 Swearing in ceremony

18. 1899 Sword Drill Term 4

19. 1948, 1955 March-past ‘D’ Coy

20. 1977, 1986, Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal with Ammu

1987 Swaminadhan and Achhru Ram
21. 1988 Lieutenant Colonel Shah Nawaz Khan, Colonel Prem
Kumar Sahgal and Colonel Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
being felicitated
22. 1993 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal with Captain Lakshmi
Sahgal, sister Pushpa Sahgal and her husband Amrik
Badwal and son Deepak
23. 1994 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal with Captain Lakshmi
Sahgal
24. 1995 Raj, sister of Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal

25. 1996 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal with Captain Lakshmi

Sahgal

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26. 1998 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal with Jawaharlal Nehru,
Sardar Patel, Frontier Gandhi and others at Parliament
House, New Delhi
27. 1999-2001 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal with Captain Lakshmi
Sahgal and others
28. 2020 From the Album of Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal

29. 2021-2023 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal in Germany

30. 2047 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal

31. 2053C Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal

32. 2065A Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal with Ammu

Swaminadhan and Sulochana

C. Album: Subhas Chandra Bose and INA 1942-1945

1. 1564 Subhas Chandra Bose at Andaman

2. 1592 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with Subhas Chandra Bose

3. 1600 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with Subhas Chandra Bose -
a collage
4. 1627 Subhas Chandra Bose
5. 1638 A collage
6. 1639, 1882 Enactment of INA Trial
7. 1645 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal, Colonel Gurbaksh
Singh Dhillon and Lieutenant Colonel Shah Nawaz
Khan
8. 1655 Mount Popa - where a battle was fought commanded
by Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal
9. 1653 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal
10. 1656 Lieutenant Colonel Shah Nawaz Khan
11. 1676 Subhas Chandra Bose
12. 1702 Subhas Chandra Bose, Captain Lakshmi Sahgal and
Leela Rai

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13. 1733 Subhas Chandra with J.K. Bhonsle
14. 1734 Subhas Chandra Bose hoisting the flag
15. 1735 Subhas Chandra being introduced by Anand Mohan
Sahay to members of INA
16. 1736 Subhas Chandra Bose
17. 1737 Subhas Chandra Bose at Cellular Jail, Andaman
18. 1738 Subhas Chandra Bose

19. 1762 Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian National Army

20. 1774 The Indian National Army War Memorial in
Singapore
21. 1779 Subhas Chandra Bose
22. 1781 INA troops
23. 1782 Subhas Chandra Bose
24. 1783 Subhas Chandra Bose with Anand Mohan Sahay at
the Wreath Laying Ceremony for the Indian National
Army Memorial at Esplanade
25. 1784 Subhas Chandra Bose received at Singapore Airport
by Anand Mohan Sahay
26. 1787 Subhas Chandra Bose
27. 1788 Subhas Chandra Bose inspecting Guard of Honour
with J. K. Bhonsle
28. 1789 Subhas Chandra Bose received at Singapore Airport
29. 1790 Subhas Chandra Bose
30. 1791 Subhas Chandra Bose at City Hall in Singapore
31. 1794 Subhas Chandra Bose inspecting artillary weapons
32. 1795 Crowd on arrival of Subhas Chandra Bose at
Singapore
33. 1796 Subhas Chandra Bose
34. 1797 Subhas Chandra Bose
35. 1799 Subhas Chandra Bose at Andaman

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36. 1801, 1832, Subhas Chandra Bose addressing INA troops
2074
37. 1803, 1826 March-past of INA troops
38. 1804 Inspecting artillery gun
39. 1805 Subhas Chandra Bose greeted by INA officers
40. 1806 Subhas Chandra Bose in Germany
41. 1807 Subhas Chandra Bose with INA Officials
42. 1808 INA troops
43. 1812 Subhas Chandra Bose laying the foundation stone of
the Indian National Army (INA) War Memorial at
Esplanade Park, Singapore on 8 July 1945
44. 1813 Received at Singapore Airport
45. 1816 Subhas Chandra Bose receiving Guard of Honor from
INA troops
46. 1818 Subhas Chandra Bose
47. 1819 Subhas Chandra Bose with Japanese officers
48. 1821 Subhas Chandra Bose
49. 1827 Subhas Chandra Bose reviewing Azad Hind Fauj
50. 1828 Subhas Chandra Bose received at Singapore Airport
by J.K. Bhonsle
51. 1831 Subhas Chandra Bose
52. 1835 Subhas Chandra Bose with commanders of Indian
National Army
53. 1836, 1839 Subhas Chandra Bose reviews INA with J.K. Bhonsle
and others

54. 1837 Subhas Chandra Bose with Mahatma Gandhi,

Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel and others at
Maharashtra Provincial Congress (1928)
55. 1838, 1916, Subhas Chandra Bose inspecting Rani of Jhansi
1951 Regiment
56. 1845 Subhas Chandra Bose

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57. 1846 Subhas Chandra Bose hoisting the Indian flag
58. 1847 Subhas Chandra Bose
59. 1850 Japanese Officer

60. 1853 Subhas Chandra Bose and others

61. 1854 Subhas Chandra Bose addressing Azad Hind Fauj

62. 1855 Subhas Chandra Bose receiving Guard of Honour
from the INA troops
63. 1856 Subhas Chandra Bose with Lieutenant Colonel M.Z.
Kiani, J. K. Bhonsle reviewing INA troops
64. 1860 Subhas Chandra Bose addressing INA at Padang,
Singapore
65. 1861 Subhas Chandra Bose saluting Indian flag
66. 1862 Subhas Chandra Bose
67. 1863, 1890 Japanese Premier-General Hideki Tojo & Subhas
Chandra Bose take salute at the Parade by the Indian
National Army at the Padang, Singapore
68. 1866 Subhas Chandra Bose
69. 1868 Subhas Chandra Bose and INA - a collage

70. 1869, 1967, Lieutenant Colonel Shah Nawaz Khan and Colonel
1969, 1970, Prem Kumar Sahgal at a reception to felicitate them
1984
71. 1870 Subhas Chandra Bose, Captain Lakshmi Sahgal and
others at a meeting
72. 1875 Subhas Chandra Bose
73. 876, 2073 Subhas Chandra Bose with other cadets and staff of
INA
74. 1877 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal on Japanese television

75. 1878 Subhas Chandra Bose

76. 1879 From the Album: Subhas Chandra Bose and INA
77. 1887, 1889 Subhas Chandra Bose taking salute at the Parade by
the Indian National Army at the Padang, Singapore

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78. 1894 From the Album: Subhas Chandra Bose and INA
79. 1896 Subhas Chandra Bose addressing a mass rally at
Cathay Building in Singapore

80. 1733 Subhas Chandra Bose being welcomed on his arrival

in Singapore
81. 1734 Subhas Chandra Bose hoisting the flag with Rani of
Jhansi Regiment
82. 1900 Proclamation of Provisional Government of Azad
Hind (Free India) by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at
Cathay Building, Singapore
83. 1902 The Indian National Army War Memorial in
Singapore
84. 1903 March-past of the Mechanized Troops
85. 1904 Album: Subhas Chandra Bose and INA

86. 1907, 1912, Japanese Currency Note

1926
87. 1908 Subhas Chandra Bose with members of the
Provisional Government of Azad Hind. 1st Row:
Lieutenant Colonel Chatterjee, Lieutenant Colonel
J.K. Bhonsle, Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, Subhas
Chandra Bose, Anand Mohan Sahay and S.A. Ayer.
2nd Row: Lieutenant Colonel Gulzara Singh,
Lieutenant Colonel Shah Nawaz Khan, Lieutenant
Colonel Aziz Ahmed, Lieutenant Colonel M.Z. Kiani,
Lieutenant Colonel N.S. Bhagat, Lieutenant Colonel
Ehsan Qadir, Lieutenant Colonel Loganathan
88. 1909, 1911 Subhas Chandra Bose reviews the INA troops
89. 1910 Subhas Chandra Bose
90. 1914, 1923 Members from the Rani of Jhansi Regiment
91. 1915 Subhas Chandra receiving Guard of Honor from Rani
of Jhansi Regiment

92. 1917 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

93. 1919 Subhas Chandra Bose, Captain Lakshmi Sahgal and A Collage
others

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94. 1920 Subhas Chandra Bose inspecting troops
95. 1924 Rani of Jhansi Regiment
96. 1925 Janaki Thevar, Second-in-Command of Rani of Jhansi
Regiment, Indian National Army
97. 1927 Subhas Chandra Bose
98. 1929 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal
99. 1931 Subhas Chandra Bose
100. 1933, 1935 Rani of Jhansi Regiment
101. 1936 Subhas Chandra Bose with Lieutenant Colonel M.Z.
Kiani
102. 1938 Subhas Chandra Bose with Captain Lakshmi Sahgal
103. 1941 Subhas Chandra Bose inspecting the INA
104. 1942 Subhas Chandra Bose declaring the formation of the
Provisional Government of Azad Hind at the Cathay
Building, Singapore
105. 1946 Subhas Chandra Bose addressing INA at Padang,
Singapore
106. 1950 Subhas Chandra Bose
107. 1952 Proclamation of Provisional Government of Azad
Hind (Free India) by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
with his Council of Ministers at Cathay Building,
Singapore
108. 1953, 1956 Album: Subhas Chandra Bose and INA

109. 1959 INA troops marching with Indian flag

110. 1963 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal, Lieutenant Colonel
Shah Nawaz Khan and others on Japanese television
111. 1964 Subhas Chandra Bose at the Indian National Army
War Memorial in Singapore
112. 1965 Subhas Chandra Bose
113. 1971 Captain Lakshmi Sahgal
114. 1972, Captain Rashid, one of the interrogators of Captain
1982-1983 Lakshmi Sahgal

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115. 1973 From the Album Subhas Chandra Bose and INA
116. 1849A, Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal with band of Captain
1978, 1981 Ram Singh Thakuri
117. 1979, 1980 Lieutenant Colonel Shah Nawaz Khan, Colonel Prem
Kumar Sahgal and Colonel Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
being felicitated
118. 1998 Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal with Jawaharlal Nehru,
Sardar Patel, Frontier Gandhi and others at Parliament
House, New Delhi
119. 2010 The Liberation Monument
120. 2026, 2028 Subhas Chandra Bose with Council of Ministers
121. 2027, 2068 Subhas Chandra Bose presented Guard of Honor by
Rani of Jhansi Regiment
122. 2038 Hamid Ali and his wife
123. 2075 Units of INA being addressed by Netaji at the
Padang, Singapore
124. 2076 Last photograph of Netaji
125. 2077 Netaji addressing an audience
126. 2078 Netaji in Cambridge

D. Album: Ammu Swaminadhan

1. 1562 Ammu Swaminadhan, mother of Captain Lakshmi
Sahgal
2. 1586 Ammu Swaminadhan, President of Bharat Scouts &
Guides escorting Queen Elizabeth
3. 1606 S. Swaminadhan, father of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal
4. 2030 S. Swaminadhan, father of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal
5. 2031 Ammu Swaminadhan
6. 2035 Govind Swaminadhan, elder son of Ammu
Swaminadhan
7. 2037 Malati Paranjape, friend of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

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8. 2048 Subram Swaminadhan, youngest son of Ammu
Swaminadhan
9. 2053A Sulochana Swaminadhan, wife of Govind
Swaminadhan
10. 2053B Ammu Swaminadhan with Sulochana Swaminadhan
11. 2054 Govind Swaminadhan, son of Ammu Swaminadhan
with his family, wife Sulochana, daughters, Sreelatha
& Revathi and sons Vijay & Govind Junior
12. 2057 Ammu Swaminadhan with Narayan Menon (Former
DG of AIR), his wife Rekha and daughter Mala and
Gopal Menon (nephew of Ammu Swaminadhan)
13. 2062 Ammu Swaminadhan with Vinodini (cousin), Vijay
(son of Govind Swaminadhan) and Sreelatha (niece)

E. Album: Achhru Ram

1. 1547 Achhru Ram, father of Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal

2. 1714 Certificate of appointment of Achhru Ram, father of
Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal as Judge of High Court
in Lahore
3. 1723 Envelope on his Majesty Service High Court Lahore
4. 1725 Certificate of Achhru Ram’s enrolment as Advocate,
Supreme Court
5. 1728 Certificate of appointment of Achhru Ram as Judge,
High Court in East Punjab
6. 2011 Achhru Ram’s, Bachelor of Arts Degree, University
of Panjab

7. 1584 Squadron Leader Vinod Sahgal brother of Colonel He laid down his life to
Prem Kumar Sahgal the nation in 1962
China War
8. 1588 Squadron Leader Vinod Sahgal

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 F. Album: Subhashini Ali

1. 1560 Subhashini Ali

2. 1603 Subhashini Ali on her 50th birthday at her Vadakath

House (Maternal) in Anakara village, Kerala
3. 1625 Subhashini Ali with Dr. Maren Belwinkel, German
Scholar working on Dalits
4. 1630 Subhashini Ali in group photograph (Welham Girls’
High School S.C. Class 1962)
5. 1634 Subhashini Ali in group photo (Welham Girls’ High
School)
6. 1696 Subhashini Ali
7. 2013 Subhashini Ali at AIDWA, Central Executive
Committee Meeting, Trivandrum
8. 2015 Subhashini Ali at AIDWA, Central Executive
Committee Meeting, Trivandrum
9. 2017 Subhashini Ali addressing a meeting
10. 2018 Subhashini Ali with Shabana Azmi and Teesta
Setalvad
11. 2047 A Subhashini Ali
12. 2780 Subhashini Ali at CPI(M) office with Geeta Mittal

G. Album: Mrinalini Sarabhai

1. 1618 Mrinalini, sister of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her

husband Vikram Sarabhai

2. 2025 Mrinalini Sarabhai

3. 2046 Mrinalini Sarabhai

4. 2063 Mrinalini, Sister of Captain Lakshmi Sahgal with her

husband Vikram Sarabhai and son Kartikeya

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