Ramadevi Choudhury

Ramadevi Choudhury
Born(1899-12-03)3 December 1899
Died22 July 1985(1985-07-22) (aged 85)
Cuttack, Orissa, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesMaa Rama Devi
Occupation(s)Indian independence activist, social reformer
SpouseGopabandhu Choudhury
Parent(s)Gopala Ballabha Das
Basanta Kumari Devi
RelativesMadhusudan Das (uncle)
Nabakrushna Choudhury
(brother in law)
AwardsOdisha Sahitya Akademi Award

Ramadevi Choudhury (3 December 1899 – 22 July 1985), also known as Rama Devi, was an Indian freedom fighter and a social reformer.[1] She was called Maa (Mother) by the people of Odisha. The Ramadevi Women's University in Bhubaneswar has been named after her.[2]

  1. ^ Women pioneers in India's renaissance, as I remember her, by Sushila Nayar, Kamla Mankekar. National Book Trust, India, 2002. ISBN 81-237-3766-1. Page 216.
  2. ^ "Freedom Struggle and Rama Devi" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)