Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (3 April 1903 – 29 October 1988) was an Indian social reformer. She has worked for the promotion of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre in independent India to uplift the socio-economic standard of Indian women. She is the first woman in India to contest in elections from Madras Constituency, but lost.

She has headed the National School of Drama and Sangeet Natak Akademi. In 1974, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Academy Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Academy, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. She was conferred with Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan by Government of India in 1955 and 1987 respectively. She is known as Hatkargha Maa for her works in handloom sector. Provided by Wikipedia
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    New Delhi : All India Handicrafts Board, [1974?]
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    New Delhi : Wiley Eastern, c1977.
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    New Delhi : Wiley Eastern, ©1977.
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    Bombay : Padma Publications, 1944.
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    New Delhi : Indian Book Co., c1976.
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    Bombay : Padma Publications, 1944.
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    New Delhi : Indian Book Co., c1976.
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