भारत सरकारGOVERNMENT OF INDIA
संस्कृति मंत्रालयMINISTRY OF CULTURE
Palakkad, Kerala
October 25, 2021 to November 29, 2021
Lakshmi Swaminathan or Captain Lakshmi, born to Ammakutty and Subbrama Swaminathan on 24 October 1914, was the recruiter, caretaker and commander of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment recruits. She was a medical doctor. She joined the Indian Independence League (IIL) and welcomed Netaji upon his arrival in Singapore in the year 1943. She married the INA officer Prem Kumar Sahgal.
Dr Lakshmi Swaminathan was appointed the Minister for Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind Sarkar. She became the role model for the new Indian woman.