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The women freedom fighters of Odisha played a significant role in the Indian Freedom Struggle. Due to her anti-British government activities, she was imprisoned for two years. Parbati Giri was just 16 when she was in the forefront of agitation following Mahatma Gandhi's " Quit India " call.
Ramadevi Choudhury (3 December 1899 – 22 July 1985), also known as Rama Devi, was an Indian freedom fighter and a social reformer. [1] She was called Maa (Mother) by the people of Odisha. The Ramadevi Women's University in Bhubaneswar has been named after her. [2]
Sarala Devi (9 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 and the first Odia woman delegate of the Indian National Congress.
1.7 Women's writing and feminism. ... 9 Freedom fighters. 10 Rulers. 11 Politicians. 12 Social service. ... This is a list of people from or who live in Odisha, ...
Pages in category "Indian independence activists from Odisha" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Pari Bewa, was a female freedom fighter from Odisha, India. Born in Eram, [1] Bewa had a very important role in the quit India movement. She is regarded as the only female martyr of Odisha. [2] [3] [4] [5]
In 1934, she joined Gandhi on his "Harijan Pada Yatra" march through Odisha from Puri to Bhadrak. Choudhury was arrested several times by British and British Raj, including August 1942 during the Quit India Movement civil disobedience campaign. [1] Following independence, Annapurna advocated on behalf of women and children in India.
When India achieved independence, she was serving a sentence at a jail in Cuttack, where many notable freedom fighters were imprisoned during the swaraj movement. [1] [2] A memorial to freedom fighters was inaugurated at the jail site by Honorable Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik on 23 January 2010, but the development appears to have ...