Born into poverty.

ದುರ್ಗಾಬಾಯಿ ದೇಶ್ಮುಖ ಅವರು ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಬೋರ್ಡ್ ಅನ್ನು ಯಾವುದೇ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದರು. 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.