Durgabai Deshmukh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Durgabai Deshmukh

Indian freedom fighter, politicial, and social worker

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1909

Place of Birth: Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India

Date of Death: 09-May-1981

Profession: lawyer, politician, author, social worker

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Durgabai Deshmukh, Lady Deshmukh (Rajahmundry, 15 July 1909 – 9 May 1981) was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician.
She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and of the Planning Commission of India. A public activist for women's emancipation, she founded the Andhra Mahila Sabha (Andhra Women's Conference) in 1937.
She was also the founder chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board.
In 1953, she married C.D.
Deshmukh, the first Indian governor of the Reserve Bank of India and Finance Minister in India's Central Cabinet during 1950-1956.