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Nirmala Deshpande

1929 - 2008

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Nirmala Deshpande (17 October 1929 – 1 May 2008) () was a noted Indian social activist who had embraced Gandhi and philosophy. She devoted her adult life to the promotion of communal harmony and service to women, tribal people, and the dispossessed in India. She was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nirmala Deshpande is the 658th most popular social activist (down from 606th in 2019), the 974th most popular biography from India (down from 826th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Nirmala Deshpande ranks 658 out of 840. Before her are Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Medha Patkar, Fannie Lou Hamer, Harry Hay, Samuel Gompers, and Wang Dan. After her are Phoebe Hearst, Edvin Kanka Cudic, Aed Carabao, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Mario Savio, and Azimzhan Askarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Nirmala Deshpande ranks 525. Before her are Boris Nikolov, Johnny Ace, Bhanu Athaiya, Nel Noddings, Shirley Ann Grau, and Brian Friel. After her are Tom Foley, Jerry Adler, Pete George, Peter Sculthorpe, Buck Owens, and James H. Billington. Among people deceased in 2008, Nirmala Deshpande ranks 368. Before her are Ramiro Navarro, Christian Brando, El Kazovsky, Yodrak Salakjai, Ruslana Korshunova, and Chicão. After her are George MacDonald Fraser, Vlado Taneski, Choi Yo-sam, Studs Terkel, Alexander Courage, and Mahendra Kapoor.

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In India

Among people born in India, Nirmala Deshpande ranks 974 out of 1,861. Before her are Sahir Ludhianvi (1921), Amol Palekar (1944), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Vasundhara Raje (1953), Joseph Galibardy (1915), and Boman Irani (1959). After her are Harika Dronavalli (1991), Vani Jairam (1945), Paresh Rawal (1955), Sharda Sinha (1952), Udham Singh (1928), and Kapila Vatsyayan (1928).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, Nirmala Deshpande ranks 54. Before her are Veerappan (1952), Neerja Bhanot (1963), Usha Mehta (1920), Sumaira Abdulali (1961), Jadav Payeng (1963), and Medha Patkar (1954). After her are Jamnalal Bajaj (1889), Rajmohan Gandhi (1935), Manasi Pradhan (1962), Laxmi Agarwal (1990), Gauri Lankesh (1962), and Sunitha Krishnan (1972).

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