Rajvanshi Devi

Rajvanshi Devi
Rajvanshi Devi giving Annual Prize of Government House Estate School at Rashtrapati Bhavan
First Lady of India
In office
26 January 1950 – 12 May 1962
PresidentRajendra Prasad
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byShah Jahan Begum
Personal details
Born(1886-07-17)17 July 1886
Died9 September 1962(1962-09-09) (aged 76)
Spouse
(m. 1896; died 1963)
ChildrenMrityunjay Prasad
OccupationFreedom fighter

Rajvanshi Devi (17 July 1886 – 9 September 1962) was an Indian freedom fighter who served as the 1st First Lady of India as the spouse of Rajendra Prasad, President of India.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "राजवंशी बिना न 'देशरत्न' बन पाते, न प्रभावती बिना 'लोकनायक'". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Dr. Rajendra Prasad, District Siwan, Government Of Bihar | India". Government of Siwan. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  3. ^ "राजवंशी देवी धर्मपरायण महिला होने के साथ ही देशसेवा के प्रति समर्पित रहीं". Dainik Bhaskar.