Devaki Gopidas

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Devaki Gopidas
Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha
In office
1962–1968
ConstituencyKerala
Personal details
Born1918
Died1973
Political partyIndian National Congress

Devaki Gopidas (1918-1973) was an Indian politician from Kerala.[1] She was a Member of Parliament, representing Kerala in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress from 1962 - 1968.[2][3][4][5]

Education[]

She completed schooling from Kottayam and college education from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. She entered into Congress politics in college. Later she studied law from Kolkata.

Personal life[]

She was born in an Ezhava family at Karappuzha, Kottayam district on 10 May 1918 to Arangaserry Narayanan and T K Narayani.[6]

She married Gopidas from Vezhapra and settled in Kolkata.

Death[]

She died due to crash of Indian Airlines Flight 440 in 1973.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Is CPI paying mere lip service to gender equality?". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Women Members of Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. p. 145. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ^ Joginder Kumar Chopra (1 January 1993). Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role. Mittal Publications. pp. 470–. ISBN 978-81-7099-513-5. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. ^ India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha. Parliamentary Debate. p. 3879. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. ^ Sadasivan, S. N. (2000). A Social History of India. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7648-170-0.
  7. ^ Reporter, Our Staff (1 June 2004). "Win back people's trust: Chandy tells politicians". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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