Hindu Hero
Born into poverty.
2027-05-03
Durgabai Deshmukh built the Central Social Welfare
Board with no government infrastructure.
Born into poverty. Educated herself in secret. Participated in the Independence movement as a teenager. After Independence, created the institutional foundation for social welfare across all of India. Almost entirely alone.
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