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- Superintending Engineer; Ed; in Mysore, Ootacamund and at London, School of Economics and Political Science, London University.
- Graduated in Social Science (specialising in Labour management), was Personnel Officer, Metal Box Company, London. Assistant Organiser, Public Health Department.
- London County Council; was also actively associated with the work of India League, London, which was spearheading the Indian Freedom movement.
- On her return to India in 1946, joined the Indian National Congress and used her spare time in freelance journalism.
- Assisted the late Professor K. T. Shah with the preparation of the First Labour Report of the National Planning Committee.
- In 1947 was appointed as Assistant Director for Employment and Resettlement of the Labour Department, Government of India, and was in charge of Women's Employment and Training Schemes all over India.
- In 1950 proceeded to U. S. A. to take up her new appointment with the United Nations as Social Affairs Officer.
- Served in the Department of Economics and Social Affairs, Bureau of Technical Assistance Administration and later served in the Department of Trusteeship and Information for non-Self-governing Territories.
- On returning to India in 1958 actively associated with the work of the M.P.C.C.
- In 1961 organised the Mysore State Women's Convention on the Third Five-Year Plan.
- Elected to the Legislative Council in the biennial Elections in 1962.
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