Title: Rama Devi : The New Light Among the Women Freedom Fighters of Modern Orissa
Abstract:Rama Devi was a resplendent socio-political leader among the women freedom fighters of modern Orissa, who became a legend in her lifetime. She responded to the clarion call given by Gandhiji to strugg...Rama Devi was a resplendent socio-political leader among the women freedom fighters of modern Orissa, who became a legend in her lifetime. She responded to the clarion call given by Gandhiji to struggle for justice and not to become submissive before injustice. She was the symbol of women's pride, met the challenges posed by the social rigidity and political instability. For the growth and development of nationalism in the annals of the women rightists, her works had been magnificant. For achieving all these, she never hesitated to retort to the remarks passed by the British officials. Before her emergence in the freedom movement, the political awakening in the 19th century was confined to the higher strata of the society and did not percolate down to the level of the common man. The National Society1 at Baleswar, Orissa Association2 (Utkal Sabha) at Cuttack, and the Utkal Hitaisini Samaj3 at Paralakhemundi were some of the early socio-political organisations formed by the elites to discuss and disseminate political ideas among the Oriyas. Raja Baikunthanath De, Madhusudan Das and Shyamasundar Rajguru provided leadership to these elite associations which had tremendous impact on Rama Devi and changed the course of her life and made her the symbol of Universal Motherhood4 among the Oriyas.Read More
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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