Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
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Ramadevi Choudhury
ラマデヴィー・チョウドゥリ
Ramadevi Choudhury
Aliases:
マア・ラマデヴィー / Rama Devi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1899-12-03 （Satyabhamapur, Cuttack district, Bengal Presidency, British India）
- Died
- 1985-07-22 （Cuttack, Orissa (Odisha), India） age 85
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Odia, English
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Satyabhamapur (birthplace) → Jagatsingpur (Alaka Ashram) → Cuttack (base of activities, place of death) → Bhubaneswar (memorials, university)
Career
- Occupations
- Indian independence activist, Social reformer, Social worker
- Active Years
- 1921-1985
- Affiliations
- Indian National Congress, Kasturba Trust, Harijan Sewa Sangha, Utkal Khadi Mandal, Alaka Ashram
- Memberships
- Indian National Congress (participant/collaborator)
- Influenced By
- Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave, Jai Prakash Narayan, Madhusudan Das (uncle)
- Influenced
- Malati Choudhury (colleague/activist), Sarala Devi (women's activist), Women of Odisha (local women's movement)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award | — | — | Odisha Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Jamnalal Bajaj Award | — | — | Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris causa) | — | — | Utkal University | 授与 |
Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
Organization:
Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Jamnalal Bajaj Award
1981
Organization:
Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation
Result:
受賞
Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris causa)
1984
Organization:
Utkal University
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
Ramadevi was a leader in women's emancipation and social reform in Orissa (now Odisha), deeply involved in the independence movement, Harijan welfare and the Bhoodan movement. She is commemorated by the Rama Devi Women's University (which houses a museum) and several schools and welfare institutions she founded continue to serve local communities.
Museums
- Rama Devi Memorial Museum (within Rama Devi Women's University) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Opened in 2015
Academic Societies
- Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Archives
- Rama Devi Women's University archives
In Popular Culture
- Remembered through the naming of a women's university in Bhubaneswar
- Name used for local schools and institutions
Trivia
- She was called 'Maa' (Mother) by the people of Odisha.
- Married to Gopabandhu Choudhury around age 14–15 (early marriage).
- In 1952 she and her husband walked roughly 4,000 km across the state to promote the Bhoodan and Gramdan movements.
- She was arrested multiple times for participation in civil disobedience (1921, 1930, 1936, 1942).
- Established an ashram named 'Sewaghar' which Gandhi himself named.
- Founded the primary school 'Shishu Vihar' and a cancer hospital in Cuttack.