▁of ▁letters ▁to ▁his ▁daughter . ▁ ▁These ▁letters ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁" At ▁the ▁threshold ▁of ▁life " ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁▁ ▁Lak sh mi ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress ▁in ▁her ▁early ▁days ▁though ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁act ively ▁associate ▁herself ▁with ▁the ▁organisation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁K . ▁K amar aj ▁nominated ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁Mad ras ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁As ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁council , ▁Lak sh mi ▁champion ed ▁educational ▁re forms ▁and ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁which ▁regular ised ▁private ▁colleg es . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Emer gency ▁▁ ▁Lak sh mi ▁played ▁a ▁more ▁active ▁political ▁role ▁during ▁the ▁Indian ▁Emer gency ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁was ▁ja iled ▁by ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi . ▁She ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁and ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁from ▁My lap ore ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁election . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁later ▁years , ▁Lak sh mi ▁wrote ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁her ▁father , ▁The ▁S aty am ur ti ▁Let ters ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁author itative ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁leader . ▁She ▁also ▁founded ▁the ▁S aty am ur ti ▁Centre ▁for ▁Democratic ▁Studies ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁S aty am ur ti ' s ▁birth ▁cent en ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Lak sh mi ▁died ▁on ▁ 1