Rajmohini Devi
Rajmohini Devi | |
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Born | Grogori, Sarguja, North Gondwana, Chhattisgarh, India |
Died | Sarguja, North Gondwana, Chhattisgarh, India |
Occupation | Social service |
Known for | Bapu Dharma Sabha Adivasi Seva Mandal |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Rajmohini Devi was an Indian social worker, gandhian and the founder of Bapu Dharma Sabha Adivasi Seva Mandal, a non governmental organization working for the welfare of the tribal people of Gondwana, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.[1] She was born in Grogori in the Manjhi tribe, a tribal group among the Gond people, in Chhattisgarh.[2] It is reported that she had a vision about Mahatma Gandhi and his ideals during the famine of 1951[3] and she started a movement, (popularly known as Rajmohini Movement) for the liberation of women[4] and eradication of superstitions and drinking habits among the tribal people.[5] The movement gradually assumed the status of a cult movement with a following of over 80,000 people and was later converted into a non governmental organization, under the name, Bapu Dharma Sabha Adivasi Seva Mandal.[3] The organization functions through several ashrams set up in the states of Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.[3]
The Government of India awarded Devi the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1989.[6] Her life has been documented in a book, Samajik Kranti ki Agradoot Rajmohini Devi, written by Seema Sudhir Jindal and published by Chhattisgarh State Hindi Granth Academy in 2013.[1] A Research station, Raj Mohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research Station, housed at Indira Gandhi Agricultural University[7] and a government girls' college, Rajmohini Devi PG Girls College, in Ambikapur, are named her.[8]
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References
- 1 2 "CM Releases Book on Padmashree Rajmohini Devi". Daily Pioneer. 2 May 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ↑ Anil Kumar Pandey (October 2014). "Rajmohini Devi Movement in Sarguja District of Chhattisgarh" (PDF). Scolars World. 2 (4). ISSN 2319-5789.
- 1 2 3 Stephen Fuchs. "Messianic Movements in Primitive India". NIRC.
- ↑ K N Dash (2004). Invitation to Social and Cultural Anthropology. Atlantic Publishers. p. 421. ISBN 9788126903238.
- ↑ Virginius Xaxa (2008). State, Society, and Tribes: Issues in Post-colonial India. Pearson Education India. p. 131. ISBN 9788131721223.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Raj Mohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research Station". Indira Gandhi Agricultural University. 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Rajmohini Devi PG Girls College". Rajmohini Devi PG Girls College. 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.