Annapurna Maharana
Annapurna Maharana | |
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| Spouse | Sharat chandra maharana |
| Children | Karmadev Maharana, Jaidev Maharana, |
Annapurna Maharana (3 November 1917 – 31 December 2012) was an
Life
Maharana was born in
Following independence, Maharana advocated on behalf of women and children in India. She opened a school in Odisha's
During the emergency she protested by helping Ramadevi Choudhury with their newspaper published by the Gram Sevak Press. The newspaper was banned by the government and was arrested along with Ramadevi Choudhury and other leaders from Orissa like Nabakrushna Choudhuri, Harekrushna Mahatab, Manmohan Chowdhury, Jaykrushana Mohanty and others.[4]
The
Maharana died of lengthy illnesses related to old age, at her home in Bakharabad, Cuttack, Odisha, at 10:30 p.m. on 31 December 2012, aged 96. Her late husband, Sarat Maharana, died in 2009. She was cremated with honors at the Khannagar crematorium in Cuttack on 2 January 2013.[2][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Noted freedom fighter Annapurna Maharana dies". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Annapurna Maharana cremated". The Times of India. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Odisha: Freedom fighter Annapurna Maharana passed away". Orissa Diary. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ Orissa: the dazzle from within (art, craft and culture of ...by G. K. Ghosh - 1993 - - Page 37
- ^ "Central University Odisha confers Honoris Causa to Annapurna Moharana". Odisha Diary. 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
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