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Narayani Devi Verma
Narayani Devi Verma (? – 12 March 1977) was a freedom fighter from Rajasthan in the Indian independence movement. She was the wife of fellow freedom fighter Manikya Lal Verma and together they fought with colonial, imperialist as well as feudal oppression in the erstwhile princely state of Mewar. She had played a key role in the Bijolia movement and also took many steps to promote women’s education. While she was very active in the Praja Mandal Movement, her commitment to Gandhian ideals resulted in her active efforts towards tribal welfare and Dalit upliftment. Even after independence, she remained active in both politics and social service. She was a Rajya Sabha member from 1970 to 1976. She died on 12 March 1977. Early life Narayani Devi was the daughter of Ramsahay Bhatnagar of Singoli village of Madhya Pradesh. She was married to Manikya Lal Verma at the tender age of 12. The atrocities of the rulers and jagirdars on the peasants and the common people was found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |