1904 - 1986
Sarala Devi Indian Activist
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Details
| Birthday |
9th August, 1904
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| Birthplace |
Narilo village, Orissa Division, Bengal Presidency, British India
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| Died |
4th October, 1986
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
Indian
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Sarala Devi (19 August 1904 – 4 October 1986) was an Indian independence activist, feminist, social activist, politician and writer. She was the first Odia woman to join the Non-cooperation movement in 1921. She became the first woman to be elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly on 1 April 1936. She was also the first female Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, the first woman Director of Cuttack Co-operative Bank, first female Senate member of Utkal University, and the first Odia woman delegate of the Indian National Congress. She was the only representative from Odisha on President Dr S. Radhakrishnan's Education Commission.