About vijaya lakshmi pandit in wikipedia

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, “the most remarkable woman” Eleanor Roosevelt had ever met, was a pioneering politician and diplomat celebrated internationally for her brilliance, charm and glamour.

Marlon Brando called her the woman he admired most in the world, while ordinary American men gave up watching sports to come hear her speak.

She was India’s first woman cabinet minister, first ambassador to the United Nations and first ambassador to the Soviet Union.

She was also the first woman elected President of the UN General Assembly. Madame Pandit, as she was widely known, moved easily in global circles, even as she worked tirelessly to improve the lives of suffering millions. She traded barbs and quips with Winston Churchill, out-debated Jan Smuts, and garnered more attention than James Cagney.

She was arrested for the attempted assassination of Benito Mussolini, and later told John F Kennedy no