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Shakuntalā Parānjpye (17 January 1906 – 3 May 2000) was an Indian writer and a prominent social worker. She was a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council during 1958–64, and was a nominated member of Indian Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) during 1964–70 〔(Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 ) Rajya Sabha website.〕 .〔(Rajya Sabha website ) Nominated members〕〔(NOMINATED MEMBERS OF RAJYA SABHA )〕 In 1991, the Government of India awarded her the Padma Bhushan title in recognition of her pioneering work in the field of family planning since 1938.〔 The recent low population growth rate in Maharashtra is largely attributed to her work.〔(Great Modern Women of India ) indianodysseys.〕 ==Biography== Shakuntala Paranjpye was the daughter of Sir R. P. Paranjpye, who was India's first Senior Wrangler (Cambridge) (mathematics), an educationist, and India's High Commissioner to Australia during 1944–1947.〔 Shakuntala took her Tripos in mathematics from Cambridge University in England in 1929. She received a Diploma in Education from London University the next year.〔(Shakuntala Profile ) Graduates of the University of Cambridge.〕 Shakuntala worked in the 1930s with the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.〔(Sai speak! ) The Times of India,8 July 2002.〕 In the 1930s and '40s, she also acted in some Marathi and Hindi movies. (See ''Acting'' below.) Her most noted role was in V. Shantaram's Hindi social classic, ''Duniyā Nā Māne''. (This movie was remade in its Marathi version as ''Kunku''.) Shakuntala wrote many plays, sketches, and novels in Marathi. Some of her work was in English. (See ''Authorship'' below.) A Hindi children's movie, ''Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo'', which was based on a Marathi story by Shakuntala was released in 2003.〔(yeh hai chakkad bakkad bumbe bo ) upperstall.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shakuntala Paranjpye」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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