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Sarala Devi was born on 9 August, 1904 in Narilo village, Orissa Division, Bengal Presidency, British India, is an Indian politician. Discover Sarala Devi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?
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82 years old |
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Leo |
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9 August 1904 |
| Birthday |
9 August |
| Birthplace |
Narilo village, Orissa Division, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Date of death |
4 October, 1986 |
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India
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Sarala Devi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 82 years old, Sarala Devi height not available right now. We will update Sarala Devi's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Sarala Devi's Husband?
Her husband is Bhagirathi Mohapatra (m. 1917)
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Basudev Kanungo (father)Padmavati Devi (mother) |
| Husband |
Bhagirathi Mohapatra (m. 1917) |
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| Children |
Amitav Mohapatra |
Sarala Devi Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sarala Devi worth at the age of 82 years old? Sarala Devi’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. She is from India. We have estimated Sarala Devi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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politician |
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Sarala Devi (9 August 1904 – 4 October 1986) was an Indian independence activist, feminist, social activist, politician and writer.
Sarala Devi was born on 9 August 1904 in Narilo village, near Balikuda, in what was then the Orissa Division of the Bengal Presidency (now in Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha) to a very wealthy, aristocratic Zamindar family.
Her father was Dewan Basudev Kanungo, and her mother was Padmavati Devi.
She was adopted and raised by her father's elder brother, Balamukunda Kanungo, a Deputy Collector.
Sarala received her primary education in Banki, where her uncle was posted.
Women had no access to higher education, at the time, so her uncle hired the services of a home tutor.
Sarala learned Bengali, Sanskrit, Odia and basic English from her tutor.
She lived with her uncle until the age of 13.
While in Banki, Sarala was inspired by stories of Suka Devi, the queen of Banki, to join the independence movement.
She donated a sizeable part of her large collection of jewellery and vast tracts of real estate to the fight for India's independence.
She married well-known lawyer Bhagirathi Mohapatra in 1917, and the latter joined the Indian National Congress in 1918.
She was the first Odia woman to join the Non-cooperation movement in 1921 and the first Odia woman delegate of the Indian National Congress.
Sarala herself joined the Congress in 1921, following Mahatma Gandhi's first visit to Orissa.
She was the first woman Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly as well as its first woman Speaker for one day.
She became the first woman to be elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly on 1 April 1936.
She was also the first female Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly But only for one day and in the absence of that time speaker Mukunda Prasad Das and there are no official records present in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, the first woman Director of Cuttack Co-operative Bank, and the first female Senate member of Utkal University.
She was the only representative from Odisha on President Dr S. Radhakrishnan's Education Commission.
She was the Secretary of Utkal Sahitya Samaj at Cuttack from 1943 to 1946.
Sarala wrote 30 books and 300 essays.
