Captain Lakshmi Sehgal  passed away on 23 July 2012, at the age of 97 years. Even on the day before her heart attack, regardless of her frail health she was at the clinic meeting patients. After her death her body was donated to Kanpur Medical College for medical research.After completing MBBS, she travelled to Singapore in 1940 and got actively involved in the work of the India Independence League which contributed greatly to India’s freedom struggle. Capt Lakshmi believed strongly in the need for a Socialist revolution and she lived her ideals all through her life.
She was revolutionist of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the Indian National army and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind Government. Dr Lakshmi Sahgal is commonly referred to in India as Captain Lakshmi, a reference to her rank when taken as a prisoner in Burma.Her life and work would inspire generations of young Indians.