Tarkeshwari Sinha joined the Quit India Movement as a teenager, and then enjoyed an illustrious political career In this edition of GV, we are proud to bring you the story of TarkeshwariSinha, a freedom fighter and yesteryear politician from Bihar who holds the distinction of being the first woman to become a deputy finance minister.

   Tarkeshwari Sinha was part of the Indian Independence Struggle and made extraordinary contributions both for the cause of freedom and also in post independence era.

   Tarkeshwari Sinha (26 December 1926–14 August 2007) was an Indian politician and Indian independence movement activist from Bihar. Among the first female politicians of the country, she took active role in the Quit India Movement. At the age of 26, she was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha from Patna East constituency in 1952. Subsequently, she was re-elected to the LokSabha in 1957, 1962 and 1967 from Barh....