# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vidyaben-shah
# Generated: 2026-08-14T21:10:13.211Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vidyaben-shah"
name: "Vidyaben Shah"
slug: "vidyaben-shah"
description: "Vidyaben Shah was an Indian social worker and activist known for her work with children, women and the elderly in India. While she was already serving as Vice-President, she was appointed the first non-officio President of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. She has held several leading positions in the field of social welfare since the 1940s. Vidyaben Shah died at the age of 97 on 19 June 2020 at her residence in Delhi, her son Mihir Shah confirmed the news of Vidyaben Shah death."
tagline: "Indian activist (1922-2020)"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
birthDate: "1922-11-07"
deathDate: "2020-06-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           36.51
  momentum:             4.999999999999998
  historical:           5.535349333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://vidyaben.in/"
sources:
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    title: "ودیا بین شاہ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Vidyaben Shah"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidyaben_Shah"
    title: "Vidyaben Shah"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ਵਿਦਿਆਬੇਨ ਸ਼ਾਹ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidyaben_Shah"
    title: "Vidyaben Shah"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "வித்யாபன் சா"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A6%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AC%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%B7%E0%B0%BE"
    title: "విద్యాబెన్ షా"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7928190"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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