Parbati Giri
Person
1926 –
Who is Parbati Giri?
Parbati Giri, nicknamed as the Mother Teresa of Western Orissa, was a prominent female freedom fighter from Orissa, India. The women freedom fighters of Orissa played a significant role in the Indian Freedom Struggle. Giri was born in Samlaipadar village near Bijepur of the present Bargarh district and undivided Sambalpur district in 19 January 1926. Due to her anti-British government activities, she was imprisoned for two years.Parbati Giri was just 16 when she was in the forefront of agitation following Mahatma Gandhi’s “Quit India” call. She continued to serve the nation socially after independence. She opened an orphanage at Paikmal village and devoted rest of her life for the welfare of orphans
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