Durgabai Deshmukh

Work

A social activist for the liberation of women, she founded the Andhra Mahila Sabha (Andhra Women "Conference) in 1937. From an early age Durgabai was associated with Indian politics. .

His job was to make sure that guests were not allowed without tickets.

He faithfully fulfilled the task assigned to them until he forbade Jawaharlal Nehru to enter. When the organizers of the show saw what he was doing and got angry with him, he replied that he was just following instructions.

He only allowed Nehru after the organizers bought him a ticket. Nehru commended the girl for her courageous spirit.

This led to three years in prison by British authorities Raj.

Durgabai was president of the Blind Relief Association. In that capacity, he established a school hostel and a simple engineering workshop for the blind. He has been instrumental in making many social laws.

In that role, he supported the support of the national social welfare policy.

The policy led to the establishment of the Central Social Welfare Board in 1953. As the first chair of the Board, she mobilized a number of voluntary organizations to implement its programs, which focused on education, training, and the rehabilitation of needy women. , children, and the disabled.

She was the first chair of the National Council for Women's Education, founded by the Government of India in 1958. In memory of Andhra University's heritage, Visakhapatnam named its Department of Women's Studies the Doctor Durgabai Deshmukh Center for Women's Studies.

Born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, Britain, India, Durgabai had been married for eight years to a man who later left her to pursue her education.

According to him, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was one of the three witnesses. C. Medical. Deshmukh had a daughter in a previous marriage but the couple remained childless. Durgabai Deshmukh wrote a book called The Stone That Speeth.

Chintaman and I published his autobiography one year before his death in 1981.

Andhra Mahila Sabha in 1938. Social Development Council

Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital in 1962.

Sri Venkateswara College, New Delhi

Andhra Education Society (Advanced Encryption Standard) was founded in 1948 by Doctor Durgabai Deshmukh to help the educational needs of Telugu Children living in Delhi.

Achievements

Paul G Hoffman Nehru Literacy Award United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Award (Outstanding Work in the Literacy Sector) is the Padma Vibhushan Award from the Indian government.

Membership

He was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and the Planning Commission of India. Durgabai was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India. He was a member of the Planning Commission.