Durgabai Deshmukh
Politician
1909 – 1981
Who was Durgabai Deshmukh?
Durgābāi, Lady Deshmukh was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and the Planning Commission of India.
Born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Durgabai was married at the age of 14 to a Telugu person, later left and married C.D. Deshmukh, the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and Finance Minister in India's Central Cabinet during 1950 - 1956. She was a public activist for women's emanicipation and was also the founder of Andhra Mahila Sabha. She was also the founder chairperson of central social welfare board.
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