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Shanti Devi

Shanti Devi

(Women’s Empowerment)

About Shanti Devi

  • Born in Balasore district (Odisha) in 1934, Shanti Devi began social work at an early age. She was nominated for Padma Shri, 2021.
  • She served the poor for nearly six decades, dedicating her life to the education and upliftment of tribal girls.
    • She is also known for the eradication of Yaws, a chronic bacterial infection.

Social Work

  • She had founded an ashram at Gobarapallin village in Rayagada district and worked tirelessly for the development and education of tribal girls.
  • Later, she founded an ashram for leprosy patients in the district and after a few years, she shifted her base to Gunupur and founded the Seva Samaj in 1964 to impart education to tribal girls with an aim to make the tribal girls self-reliant.
  • She was also associated with the Bhoodan movement and worked with Acharya Vinoba Bhave.
  • In 1961, she became the secretary of Utkal Navajeenvan Mandal (NGO).
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