Kamalabai Hospet
Kamalabai Hospet also known as (Kamalatai Hospet) (1896–1981) was a co-founder of Matru Sewa Sangh, a non-profit social organisation based in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Together with Venutai Nene (1896–1973), she founded Matru Sewa Sangh in 1921. In 1971, she also co-founded Vidya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, which now has more than fifty educational institutes.
In 1961, the Government of India honoured her social work with a Padma Shri title [1] and later Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 1980. [2]
References
- ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-10.
- ↑ "Jamnalal Bajaj Awards Archive". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.
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