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Durgabāi Deshmukh ( née Gummididala, 15 July 1909 – 9 May 1981) was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and of the Planning Commission of India. [1] A public activist for women's emancipation, she founded the Andhra Mahila Sabha (Andhra Women's Conference) in 1937.
Durgabai Deshmukh was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and of the Planning Commission of India. From her early years, Durgabai had been associated with Indian politics.
Aug 25, 2023 · Durgabai Deshmukh was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker, and politician who played a significant role in shaping India’s Constitution and advocating for social welfare laws. Born in 1909 in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, she was deeply influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and participated in the Indian freedom struggle from a young age.
Popularly known as ‘Iron Lady’, Durgabai Deshmukh was an energetic and enlivened spirit. A firebrand freedom fighter, a dedicated social worker and an adept lawyer, she had the potential of turning on her magic at the wink of an eye whenever she felt that people and the country needed her.
Mar 7, 2021 · Durgabai Deshmukh (1909-1981), a freedom fighter, lawyer, politician and social activist, was a remarkable woman who dedicated her life to the betterment of her country. She also served on the Constituent Assembly, worked with the United Nations, and became such good friends with Nehru that he was one of the witnesses at her wedding.
Oct 27, 2018 · Durgabai Deshmukh, one of 15 women in the 299-member Constituent Assembly, was a feisty individual who studied law to help the wrongfully convicted.
Oct 30, 2018 · This is the story of Durgabai Deshmukh, one of India’s great social reformers, freedom fighters who fought for women’s rights and brought an extremely important change in the lives of several women. She advocated for property rights for women under the Hindu Code Bill.
Jan 27, 2018 · Durgabai Deshmukh, Member, Planning Commission & Hannan Sen (sitting right of Nehru). 1953 (Source: PIB) As a mere 12-year-old in 1921, who was deeply taken by Gandhi’s ideas of reforming social customs, Durgabai learnt that Gandhi was to visit Kakinada to address a town hall gathering.
Aug 15, 2022 · Durgabai Deshmukh, Lady Deshmukh was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and of the Planning Commission of India. A public activist for women’s emancipation, she founded the Andhra Mahila Sabha in 1937.
Apr 13, 2017 · She is Durgabai Deshmukh, a 20th century Indian woman heroine. Durga, fondly referred to as the Mother of Social Service, was born in Rajahmundry in 1909 and was a victim of child marriage.
