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Durgabai Deshmukh

1909 - 1981

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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. A public activist for women's emancipation, she founded the Andhra Mahila Sabha (Andhra Women's Conference) in 1937. She was also the founder chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Durgabai Deshmukh is the 15,217th most popular politician (down from 13,088th in 2019), the 694th most popular biography from India (down from 510th in 2019) and the 197th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Durgabai Deshmukh ranks 15,217 out of 19,576. Before her are Pierre Graber, Anna Kéthly, Ricardo Samper, Mahammed Dionne, Arlette Laguiller, and Sesheshet. After her are Janet Reno, Juan Bautista Topete, Joaquín Chapaprieta, Ora Namir, George Cadle Price, and Kessai Note.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Durgabai Deshmukh ranks 314. Before her are José María Minella, Marianne Hoppe, Luigi Marchisio, Robert Douglas, Stephen Spender, and Valerio Perentin. After her are Edwin H. Land, Anna Świrszczyńska, Chester Himes, Eduardo Astengo, Jean Batten, and René Schick. Among people deceased in 1981, Durgabai Deshmukh ranks 203. Before her are Crisant Bosch, Wilfried Puis, Gregory Breit, Sergio Amidei, Ruby Payne-Scott, and Irving Jaffee. After her are Tadeusz Baird, Paul Bontemps, Karl Struss, Roy Cochran, László Raffinsky, and Paolo Mazza.

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In India

Among people born in India, Durgabai Deshmukh ranks 694 out of 1,861. Before her are Raghunath Murmu (1905), Islam Shah Suri (1510), Sunny Deol (1956), Sam Manekshaw (1914), Kumar Pallana (1918), and Sushma Swaraj (1952). After her are Dara Singh (1928), Percy Hobart (1885), Jimmy Sheirgill (1970), P. V. Sindhu (1995), Yashpal (1903), and Charu Majumdar (1918).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Durgabai Deshmukh ranks 197. Before her are Govind Ballabh Pant (1887), Wasim Sajjad (1941), Gopinath Bordoloi (1890), Shyamala Gopalan (1938), Islam Shah Suri (1510), and Sushma Swaraj (1952). After her are K. Chandrashekar Rao (1954), Rahul Gandhi (1970), Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (1923), Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1924), Alivardi Khan (1671), and Venkaiah Naidu (1949).

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