Tarkeshwari Sinha
Politics
Notable Work: First female Deputy Finance Minister
District: patna
Born: 12/26/1926
Died: 8/14/2007
Biography
A prominent politician and the first female Deputy Finance Minister of India.
Contribution
Tarkeshwari Sinha was a dynamic politician and a powerful orator from Bihar. Elected to the Lok Sabha at a young age, she became the first female Deputy Finance Minister in Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet. She was a prominent face of the Congress party and a role model for women in politics.