Key facts
- Born
- 3 April 1903, Mangaluru
- Died
- 29 October 1988, Mumbai
- State of birth
- Mangaluru, Karnataka
- Sector
- Freedom struggle
- Profession
- Indian freedom fighter and social reformer (1903-1988)
- Gender
- Female
Biography
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was an Indian social reformer. She worked for the promotion of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre in independent India to uplift the socio-economic standard of Indian women. She was the first woman in India to contest elections from Madras Constituency, but lost.
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Timeline
- 1903Born in Mangaluru
- 1966Awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award
- 1977Awarded the UNESCO awards
- 1988Dies in Mumbai
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- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) · Unknown authorUnknown author