Maneka GandhiSocial Services (New Delhi, India) 2005
MANEKA GANDHI –
She at the age of 18 years married Sanjay, the son of the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Destiny turned over a new leaf for her post his early accidental death and she entered Public life with a vengeance.
She is an animal rights activist and an environmentalist.. She has been a minister in four governments, and has authored a number of books in the areas of etymology, law and animal welfare.
She is the Indian Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development in the Government of PM Narendra Modi.