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Amalprava Das
Indian social worker, founder of Kasturba Ashram · India · On the map · Activists · Lived 1911 to 1994 · aged 83
Amalprava Das, also known as Amal Prabha Das, (1911-1994) was an Indian social worker, Gandhian and the founder of Kasturba Ashram at Sarania Hills, Assam, a self help group for women and their economic upliftment and Guwahati Yubak Sevadal, a non governmental organization working for the social development of harijans.
Amalprava Das is read about 4.5 times a day, in 11 languages.
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The Government of India honoured her in 1954, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for her contributions to the society, placing her among the first recipients of the award. A recipient of the 1981 Jamnalal Bajaj Award, Das was honoured again by the Government of India with the second highest civilian award of Padma Vibhushan which she declined to accept.
