Who was Pandita RamaBai? Write a short sketch on her life.
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Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati (23 April 1858 – 5 April 1922), was a female, women's right & education activist, a pioneer in the education and emancipation of women in India, and a social reformer. She was the first woman to be awarded the titles of Pandita as a Sanskrit scholar and Sarasvati after being examined by the faculty of the University of Calcutta.[1] She was one of the 10 women delegates of the Congress session of 1889.[2][3] In the late 1890s, she founded Mukti Mission at Kedgaon village, forty miles east of the city of Pune.[4][5] The mission was later named Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission.
Pandita Ramabai
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Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati
Born
Rama Dongre
23 April 1858
Canara district, Madras Presidency, British India
Died
5 April 1922 (aged 63)
Bombay Presidency, British India
Nationality
Indian
Citizenship
Indian
Occupation
Social reformer,
Years active
1885 to 1922
Organization
Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission, Kedgaon
Known for
Ministry among Destitute & Orphan girls
Notable work
The High-Caste Hindu Woman
Children
Manorama