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{{Short description|Indian author and politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{one source|date=July 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lakshmi Krishnamurti
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| birth_date = 24 July 1925
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2009|6|14|1925|8|1}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| occupation = politician, author
| salary =
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| spouse = [[K. Krishnamurthy]]
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'''Lakshmi Krishnamurti''' (1 August 1925 – 14 June 2009) was an Indian author and politician. She is the daughter of Indian independence activist [[S. Satyamurti]].

== Early life ==

Lakshmi Krishnamurti was born on 1 August 1925.<ref>S. Satyamurti. "At the Threshold of Life". 1951. Asia Publishing House, Bombay. p 205.</ref> in [[Madras]], [[British India]].<ref name="thehindu_20090614">{{cite news|title=Lakshmi Krishnamurti passes away|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/Lakshmi-Krishnamurti-passes-away/article16577414.ece|first=T.|last=Ramakrishnan|date=14 June 2009|accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref> Her father [[S. Satyamurti]] was one of the leading politicians of the [[Swaraj Party]] at that time.<ref name="thehindu_20090614" /> While in the General Hospital in Madras and in The Penitentiary in Madras, [[S. Satyamurti|Satyamurti]] wrote a series of letters to his daughter. These letters can be found in the book "At the threshold of life"<ref>S. Satyamurti. "At the Threshold of Life". 1951. Asia Publishing House, Bombay.</ref>

== Political career ==

Lakshmi was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] in her early days though she did not actively associate herself with the organisation.<ref name="thehindu_20090614" /> In 1964, [[K. Kamaraj]] nominated her to the [[Madras Legislative Council]]. As member of the council, Lakshmi championed educational reforms and was member of the committee which regularised private colleges.<ref name="thehindu_20090614" />

== During the Emergency ==

Lakshmi played a more active political role during the [[Indian Emergency]] of 1975 and was jailed by [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref name="thehindu_20090614" /> She co-founded the [[Janata Party]] and unsuccessfully contested from Mylapore in the 1977 Legislative Assembly election.<ref name="thehindu_20090614" />

== Later years==

In her later years, Lakshmi wrote a biography of her [[S. Satyamurti|father]], ''The Satyamurti Letters'' which is considered to be the most authoritative book on the leader. She also founded the Satyamurti Centre for Democratic Studies on the occasion of Satyamurti's birth centenary in 1987.<ref name="thehindu_20090614" /> Lakshmi died on 14 June 2009 after a brief illness.<ref name="thehindu_20090614" /> She was 83.<ref name="thehindu_20090614" />

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