from public life. Her writings include The Evolution of India (1958) and The Scope of Happiness: A Personal Memoir (1979).Both were ghosted. Academics She was the member of Aligarh Muslim University Executive Council. She was an Honorary Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford, where her niece studied Modern History. A portrait of her by Edward Halliday hangs in the Somerville College Library. See also List of political families History of Indian foreign relations References Further reading Ankit, Rakesh. "Between Vanity and Sensitiveness: Indo–British Relations During Vijayalakshmi Pandit's High-Commissionership (1954–61)". Contemporary British History 30:1 (2016): 20–39. . External links 1900 births 1990 deaths India MPs 1952–1957 20th-century Indian women politicians 20th-century Indian politicians India MPs 1962–1967 India MPs 1967–1970 Ambassadors of India to Ireland Ambassadors of India to Mexico Ambassadors of India to Spain Ambassadors of India to the Soviet Union Ambassadors of India to the United States Fellows of Somerville College, Oxford Governors of Maharashtra High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom Indian Hindus Kashmiri people Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Nehru–Gandhi family People from Allahabad district Permanent Representatives of India to the United Nations Politicians from Allahabad Politicians from Dehradun Politicians from Lucknow Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly Prisoners and detainees of British India Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in civil service Women in Maharashtra politics Women in Uttar Pradesh politics Women members of the Lok Sabha Women state cabinet ministers of India Women state governors of India Indian women ambassadors