Pandit, Vijaya Lakshmi, 1900-

Prime Minister Nehru signs the Mount Vernon guest register with his family. From left to right: Madam Vijaya Pandit, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and his daughter, Indira Gandhi. From Album "Visit of His Excellency Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India to the United States of America"

Prime Minister Nehru, his daughter, Indira Gandhi, and his sister Madam Pandit visit Mount Vernon. From left to right: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, unidentified woman, Madam Vijaya Pandit. From Album "Visit of His Excellency Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India to the United States of America"

As they depart for the city, Prime Minister Nehru waves to the crowd. From left to right, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Madam Vijaya Pandit, President Truman. From Album "Visit of His Excellency Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India to the United States of America"

President Truman greets Prime Minister of India as he exits the "Independence." From left to right: Madam Vijaya Pandit, President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and Indira Gandhi. From Album "Visit of His Excellency Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India to the United States of America"

Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, is giving a speech during a State Dinner in his honor. The woman to his right in the photo appears to be his sister, Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit. Others are unidentified.

The Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru (seated, second from left) is about to be toasted by the Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (standing) at a dinner in his honor. The woman to his right in the photo appears to be Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru. Others are unidentified.

President Truman shown with Indian Ambassador Madame Vijaya Pandit signing a loan agreement with the U.S. to supply grain to India.

Left to right: Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, Senior Director of the United Nations Trusteeship Council; Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Ambassador of India; Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and Dr. Mordecai Johnson, President of Howard University at Howard University. Bunche, Pandit, and Chapman received honorary Doctors of Law degrees during the commencement ceremony.

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) speaks at a dinner in Howard University's Frazier Hall for the honorary degree recipients from the 1949 Commencement. Also pictured: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Indian Ambassador to the United States and Mexico (fourth from left); and Dr. Mordecai Johnson, President, Howard University (fourth from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (left), Indian Ambassador to the United States and Mexico, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Dr. Mordecai Johnson, President, Howard University (right); and Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seated, front row, right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook