Sheila Gujral was a poet, writer and social worker who was the wife of

Inder Kumar Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral (4 December 1919 – 30 November 2012) was an Indian diplomat, politician and freedom activist who served as the 12th prime minister of India from April 1997 to March 1998. Born in Punjab, he was influenced by nationalist ...

, the 12th

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Personal life

Sheila Gujral was born in 24 January 1924 in

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and was married to

on 26 May 1945. On July 11, 2011, she died at her home after a brief illness. They had two sons,

Naresh Gujral Naresh Gujral (born 19 May 1948) is a Chartered Accountant, Shiromani Akali Dal party politician and former a member of the Parliament of India representing Punjab in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Early life and ...

(born 19 May 1948), who is a Rajya Sabha MP, and Vishal Gujral.

Awards

She is recipient of International Poets Academy's Life Time Achievement Award and Golden Poet Award.

References

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