Saraswathi Gora
Saraswathi Gora (born September 28, 1912 in Vizianagaram , † August 19, 2006 in Vijayawada ) was an Indian activist . She is known as the longtime leader of the Atheist Center and fought against untouchability and the caste system .
Life
She was married to Goparaju Ramachandra Rao at the age of ten . Together with her husband, she founded the Atheist Center with the aim of promoting human values based on atheism , rationalism and Gandhism .
As a political activist for the liberation of India, she was jailed during the Quit India movement , where she took her two and a half year old son Niyanta.
Jawaharlal Nehru also came to her eldest daughter Manorama's marriage to Arjun Rao in 1960 .
In 2001 she received the Basava Puraskar from the government of Karnataka , the GD Birla International Award for Humanism, the Jamnalal Bajaj Award , the Janaki Devi Bajaj Award and the Potti Sriramulu Telugu University Award.
She is the mother of Samaram .
Saraswathi Gora died on August 19, 2006 of pneumonia.
Web links
- Biography of Saraswathi Gora of Sunanda Shet (English)
- Obituary in The Hindu (English)
- Saraswathi Gora has died
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| SURNAME | Gora, Saraswathi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vizianagaram |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 19, 2006 |
| Place of death | Vijayawada |