# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ratan-shastri
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:52:06.390Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ratan-shastri"
name: "Ratan Shastri"
slug: "ratan-shastri"
description: "Ratan Shastri, also called Ratandevi Shastri, was founder of Banasthali Vidyapith and a notable champion of women education. She was a notable woman freedom fighter of Rajputana and wife of Hiralal Shastri, first Chief Minister of Rajasthan. She was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1955, Padma Bhushan in 1975, and Jamnalal Bajaj Award for outstanding contribution in the field of uplift and welfare of women and children in 1990. Ratan Shastri was a strong pillar of Parajamandal Movement in Jaipur state during the Indian national Movement. She was a champion of female education and started a women's school, that later developed into a university, that contributed immensely to encourage and support female education in Rajasthan. She was a staunch adherent of Gandhian ideals and promoted Khadi."
tagline: "Indian educationist"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
birthDate: "1912-10-05"
deathDate: "1998"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             11.53846153846154
  historical:           4.873578666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  35
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "রতন শাস্ত্রী"
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    title: "రతన్ శాస్త్రి"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump