Renuka Ray
Renuka Ray | |
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Malda, West Bengal | |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 January, 1904 Malda, West Bengal, India |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Parent | Satish Chandra Mukherjee |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Renuka Ray (1904–1997) was a noted freedom-fighter, social activist and politician of India.[1]
She was a descendant of
Early life and education
She came in contact with Mahatma Gandhi at an early age of sixteen and was greatly influenced by him. She left college to answer Gandhiji's call for boycotting the British Indian educational system. However, later when her parents persuaded Gandhiji to ask her to go to London for further studies, she joined London School of Economics in 1921.[4] She was married to Satyendra Nath Ray at an early age.[2][5]
Her maternal grandparents were the most distinguished couple of their times. Maternal grandfather Prof. P K Roy was the first Indian to receive a D Phil from
Career
On returning to India, she joined
In 1943 she was nominated to Central Legislative Assembly as a representative of women of India. She was also a member of Constituent Assembly of India in 1946–47.[2][5]
She was appointed as Minister of Relief & Rehabilitation, West Bengal in the years 1952–57. She was also
Among her siblings
Works
She is author of the book My Reminiscences: Social Development During the Gandhian Era and After.[4]
References
- ^ Women parliamentarians in India by CK Jain, Published for Lok Sabha Secretariat by Surjeet Publications, 1993
- ^ ISBN 9788180693366.
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013.
- ^ a b "LIFE LIVED IN AN AGE OF EXTREMES". Archived from the original on 23 June 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "RENUKA RAY (1904–1997)". Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ISBN 9788185565354.
- ^ Prasad, Rajeshwar (1982). Social administration: an analytical study of a state. pp. 47, 52, 53.