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Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, and politician

Durgabāi Deshmukh (néeGummididala, 15 July 1909 – 9 May 1981) was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and of the Planning Commission of India.^[1]

A public activist for women's emancipation, she founded the Andhra Mahila Sabha (Andhra Women's Conference) in 1937. She was also the founder chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board. In 1953, she married C.D. Deshmukh, the first Indian governor of the Reserve Bank of India and Finance Minister in India's Central Cabinet from 1950 to 1956.^[2]

Early life

Durgabai Gummididala was born on 15 July, 1909 into a Telugu speaking family from Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, British India.^[3][4] Durgabai was married at the age of 8^[5][6] Subba Rao. She refused to live with him after her maturation, and her father and