Rani Lila Ramkumar Bhargava was an Indian freedom fighter, social worker, educationist[1] and a former leader of the Indian National Congress.
[2] She was an associate of Indian prime minister, Indira Gandhi[2] and was married into the family of Munshi Nawal Kishore, the founder of reportedly the oldest printing press in Asia, Nawal Kishore Press,[3] to Munshi Ramkumar Bhargava, a fourth generation member of the family and the holder of the title of Raja from Lord Wavell, then Viceroy of India,[4] Her son, Ranjit Bhargava is a noted environmentalist[5] and a Padma Shri awardee.
She was known as Rani Sahiba and was one of the founding members of the National Council of Women in India (NCWI).
[6] She was honoured by the Government of India in 1971 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.
On 25 May 2014, Rani Lila Ram Kumar Bhargava died after a short illness at the PGI hospital in Bangalore.