Kamalabai Hospet

Kamalabai Hospet also known as (Kamalatai Hospet) (18961981) was a co-founder of Matru Sewa Sangh, a non-profit social organisation based in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

Together with Venutai Nene (18961973), 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

  1. "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs.
  2. "Jamnalal Bajaj Awards Archive". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.

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