Rajmohini Devi | |
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| Born | |
| Died | |
| Occupation | Social service |
| Known for | Bapu Dharma Sabha Adivasi Seva Mandal |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Rajmohini Devi was an Indian social worker,gandhian and the founder ofBapu Dharma Sabha Adivasi Seva Mandal, established by her in 1951. The famine of Surguja in 1951 involved a great scarcity of food grains and crop failure. The famine had direct bearing on the rise of a reform movement called Rajmohini Devi Movement,[1] anon governmental organization working for the welfare of the tribal people ofGondwana, in the Indian state ofChhattisgarh.[2] It was reported that she had a vision aboutMahatma Gandhi and his ideals during the famine of 1951,[3] and she started a movement, (popularly known as Rajmohini Movement) for the liberation of women.[4] and eradication of superstitions and drinking habits among the tribal people.[5] The movement gradually assumed the status of a cult movement with a following of over 80,000 people and was later converted into a non governmental organization, under the name,Bapu Dharma Sabha Adivasi Seva Mandal.[3] The organization functions through severalashrams set up in the states of Chhattisgarh,Bihar andUttar Pradesh.[3]
TheGovernment of India awarded Devi the fourth highest civilian award ofPadma Shri in 1989.[6] Her life has been documented in a book,Samajik Kranti ki Agradoot Rajmohini Devi, written by Seema Sudhir Jindal and published by Chhattisgarh State Hindi Granth Academy in 2013.[2] A research station,Raj Mohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research Station, housed atIndira Gandhi Agricultural University[7] and a government girls' college,Rajmohini Devi PG Girls College, inAmbikapur, are named after her.[8]
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