Rama Devi (other)
Rama Devi or Ramadevi may refer to: * Rama Devi (Orissa politician) Ramadevi Choudhury (3 December 1899 – 22 July 1985), also known as Rama Devi, was an Indian freedom fighter and a social reformer. She was called Maa (Mother) by the people of Odisha. The Ramadevi Women's University in Bhubaneswar has been n ... or Ramadevi Choudhury (1889–1985), Indian freedom fighter and social reformer, female leader of the nationalists in Orissa ** Rama Devi Women's University, public women's university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India * Rama Devi (Bihar politician) (born 1965), politician from Bihar * V. S. Ramadevi (1934–2013), Chief Election Commissioner of India and Governor of Himachal Pradesh See also * Ramadeva (other) {{dab, surname, hn=Devi, Rama Indian given names ...
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Rama Devi (Orissa Politician)
Ramadevi Choudhury (3 December 1899 – 22 July 1985), also known as Rama Devi, was an Indian freedom fighter and a social reformer. She was called Maa (Mother) by the people of Odisha. The Ramadevi Women's University in Bhubaneswar has been named after her. Family She was born in an aristocratic Zamindar Karan family. She was the daughter of Choudhury Gopala Ballabha Das and Basant Kumari Devi and the niece of Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das. At the age of 15, she married Gopabandhu Choudhury, then a Deputy Collector.. ''Rama Devi Rama Devi along with her husband Gopabandu Choudhury joined the Freedom Movement in 1921'' Role during independence Together with her husband, she joined the Indian independence movement in 1921. She was highly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and took an active part in Non Cooperation Movement. She used to go from village to village to encourage women to join the independence movement. Others who influenced her were Jai Prakash Narayan, Vinoba Bhave an ...
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Rama Devi Women's University
Rama Devi Women's University, formerly known as Rama Devi Women's Autonomous College, is a state university for women in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India named after freedom fighter and social reformer Ramadevi Choudhury. History The institution started as ''Government Women's College'' in 1964 in a small building of the Labour Department of Govt. of Orissa and was affiliated to Utkal University at that time. The college was later shifted to the Old School Building of Unit-1, Bhubaneswar in 1966 and ultimately to the present campus near Rupali Square of Bhubaneswar (present University campus) on 1 January 1969. The name of the college was changed to ''Rama Devi Women's College'' in 1969 and was given Autonomous status on 19 June 1999. Higher Secondary wing of Rama Devi Women's Autonomous College was separated from the Autonomous College from 2001. The college was accredited by NAAC with grade 'A' on 16 September 2004. It was reaccredited with an 'A' grade again in February 2015. ...
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Rama Devi (Bihar Politician)
Rama Devi (born 1948) is an Indian politician from Bihar and belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. She is on the Panel of chairpersons of the 17th Lok Sabha as of 2019. Biography Rama Devi was born on 8 August 1948 at Lalganj in Vaishali district. She had studied Law and resides at Muzaffarpur. She was member of 12th Lok Sabha The 12th Lok Sabha (23 March 1998 – 26 April 1999), was constituted after the 1998 Indian general election held during February–March 1998. This was the second consecutive Lok Sabha, like the 11th Lok Sabha elections that did not provide the ... from Bihar during 1998-1999 from Motihari on RJD ticket. She was first elected to 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 on the BJP ticket from Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency. She was elected for second time to Lok Sabha (16th) in 2014. She is elected for third time to Lok Sabha (17th) in 2019. In 2019, she was in the midst of a controversy when Samajwadi Party's MP Azam Khan made some sexist remarks directed at her, for w ...
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Ramadeva (other)
Ramadeva may refer to any of the following Indian kings: * Ramabhadra (c. 833–836 CE), a king of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty * Ramachandra of Devagiri (r. c. 1271-1311 CE), a king of the Seuna or Yadava dynasty * Rama Deva Raya (r. c. 1617–1632 CE), a king of the Vijayanagara empire's Aravidu dynasty See also * Baba Ramdev (other) *Rama Devi (other) Rama Devi or Ramadevi may refer to: * Rama Devi (Orissa politician) Ramadevi Choudhury (3 December 1899 – 22 July 1985), also known as Rama Devi, was an Indian freedom fighter and a social reformer. She was called Maa (Mother) by the people o ...