Historical Figure

Lakshmi Sahgal

Indian doctor, politician and officer of the Indian National Army (1914 - 2012)

Born: 1914 CE · Died: 2012 CENationality: British Raj

About Lakshmi Sahgal

Lakshmi Sahgal was an Indian politician and activist. She was a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind government. Lakshmi is commonly referred to in India as Captain Lakshmi, a reference to her rank when taken prisoner in Burma during the Second World War.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

War1942 CE – 1945 CE

Indian National Army and Subhas Chandra Bose

Subhas Chandra Bose, rejecting Gandhi's nonviolent path, allied with Axis powers to form the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) from Indian POWs and civilian volunteers in Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia, and led an armed campaign toward India through the battles of Imphal and Kohima (1944).