| 1. Maneka Gandhi is an Indian politician, animal rights activist, and environmentalist. |
| 2. She was married to Late Sanjay Gandhi. |
| 3. Currently, she is in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and serves as the Union Minister for Women & Child Development in the Narendra Modi Government. |
| 4. She graduated from Lady Sri Ram College for Women, New Delhi. |
| 5. Furthering her studies, she pursued German at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. |
| 6. While in college, she engaged in modeling assignments. |
| 7. Her modeling career took off when she landed a Bombay Dyeing advertisement. |
| 8. In 1983, Maneka established her own party, Rashtriya Sanjay Manch. |
| 9. She founded the organization People For Animals in 1992. |
| 10. In 2004, she officially joined the BJP along with her son, Varun Gandhi. |
| 11. Maneka has authored 13 books between 1980 and 2009 covering topics such as animal welfare, the environment, and her late husband, Sanjay Gandhi. |
| 12. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as Union Minister for Women & Child Development in Narendra Modi's government from 2014 to 2019. |
| 13. She engaged in modeling assignments during college and had a brief modeling career. |
| 14. Her modeling career included a Bombay Dyeing advertisement. |
| 15. In 1983, Maneka established Rashtriya Sanjay Manch with Akbar Ahmad. |
| 16. She won a landmark court case (Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India) on personal liberty and passport confiscation. |
| 17. As Minister of Environment, she introduced the Coastal Zone Regulation Act and The Public Liability Act for Hazardous Chemicals. |
| 18. She established a separate department for animal welfare during her tenure as Environment Minister. |
| 19. She is currently the incumbent MP of Sultanpur from Uttar Pradesh. |
