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Nirmala Deshpande | |
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 Nirmala Deshpande | |
| Born | 19 October 1929 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 1 May 2008 (aged 78) |
| Known for | Social activism |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 27 August 1997 – 26 August 1999 | |
| In office 24 June 2004 – 1 May 2008 (her death) | |
| Constituency | Nominated |
Nirmala Deshpande (17 October 1929 – 1 May 2008) () was a noted Indian social activist who had embraced Gandhi and philosophy. She devoted her adult life to the promotion of communal harmony and service to women, tribal people, and the dispossessed in India.[1][2]
She was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India in 2006.[3] and was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz posthumously by Pakistan in 2010[4]
- ^ "Veteran Gandhian Nirmala Deshpande is no more". Indian Express. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ "Nirmala Deshpande - a gutsy Gandhian". DNA. 1 May 2008.
- ^ "Padma Awards". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
- ^ "Next Nirmala Deshpande award ceremony to be held in Pakistan - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 October 2013.