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Sundarwati Nawal Prabhakar
Indian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sundarwati Nawal Prabhakar (1922–2010) was an Indian National Congress politician from Delhi. She represented Karol Bagh in the 8th Lok Sabha.
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Early life
Sundarwati was born on 9 September 1922 in Delhi. She received education till the under-metric level.[1]
Career
Sundarwati was involved in the Indian Independence movement and participated in the 1942 Quit India Movement.[2] She volunteered for the Defence Fund during the Sino-Indian War (1962) and Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. In recognition for her social service, she was awarded a shield by the then Prime Minister of India. She was the director of Delhi Scheduled Castes Financial and Development Corporation and a member of the Delhi Metropolitan Council from 1972 to 1980 and 1982–84. She won the 1980 Indian general election and represented Karol Bagh in the 8th Lok Sabha.[1]
During her term as a Member of Parliament, Sunderwati served on the Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions. She was also a member of the managing committee of the Shivaji College and the Social Welfare Board in Delhi.[2]
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Personal life
Sundarwati married INC politician Naval Prabhakar in 1936 and had eight children from him.[1] She died on 24 March 2010 in Delhi.[2]
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