Durgabai Deshmukh-the Iron lady

G. Durgabai was born on 15th July 1909, in Rajahmundry, Kakinada. She was involved in the Indian freedom movement from a very young age: at 12, she quit school to protest the imposition of English as the medium of education. At the age of 14, she volunteered at a conference held by the Indian National Congress in Kakinada.

In May 1930, she participated in Salt Satyagraha in Madras and was imprisoned in 1930 and 1932. Read More...

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