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Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (3 April 1903 – 29 October 1988) was an Indian social reformer. She has worked for the promotion of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre in independent India to uplift the socio-economic standard of Indian women.
Apr 3, 2018 · A freedom fighter, actor, social activist, art enthusiast, politician and feminist rolled into one, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay’s left a massive mark in Indian culture and yet her contributions are little remembered and is virtually unknown outside India.
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Born in Mangalore, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was the first woman to run for a legislative seat in India, in the Madras provincial elections. As a social reformer, she played a crucial role in bringing back handicrafts, theatre and handlooms to help in uplifting the socio-economic status of the Indian women.
May 18, 2024 · ‘Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay’: This biography presents a women’s rights champion ahead of her times. She developed a keen understanding of the struggles of the Indian woman in global movements...
Apr 17, 2018 · Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay: A Life Extraordinaire To mark her 115th birth anniversary, an exhibition brought to the fore about Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay’s life as a radical feminist. A rebel that she was, she married again at the age of 16, to Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Sarojini Naidu’s brother.
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Oct 24, 2015 · On her 27th death anniversary, looking back at the life of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and the nationalist, feminist and socialist ideas she upheld. She pioneered the cooperative movement in India, but remains lost in the shadows of history.
Dec 7, 2015 · Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (1903-1988) was a freedom fighter, social reformer and was driving force behind renaissance of Indian handicrafts, handlooms and theatre in post-independence India. She was born in Mangalore in 1903 in an orthodox aristocratic family.