Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
Indian educationist and activist (1872–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Sarala Devi.
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (born Sarala Ghosal;[1] 9 September 1872 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian educationist and political activist, who founded Bharat Stree Mahamandal in Allahabad in 1910. This was the first national-level women's organization in India.[2] One of the primary goals of the organization was to promote female education. The organization opened several offices in Lahore (then part of unpartitioned India), Allahabad, Delhi, Karachi, Amritsar, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Bankura, Hazaribagh, Midnapur, and Kolkata to improve the situation of women all over India.
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Sarala Devi Chaudhurani | |
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Born | Sarala Ghosal (1872-09-09)9 September 1872 |
Died | 18 August 1945(1945-08-18) (aged 72) |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Educationist, political activist |
Spouse |
Rambhuj Dutt Chaudhuri
(m. 1905; died 1923) |
Children | Dipak (son) |
Relatives | Swarnakumari Devi (mother) Janakinath Ghosal (father) Debendranath Tagore (maternal grandfather) Rabindranath Tagore (maternal uncle) Indira Devi Chaudhurani (maternal cousin) Surendranath Tagore (maternal cousin) |
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