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Dhanvanthi, Lady Rama Rau (1893–1987) was founder and president of the Family Planning Association of India and the International Planned Parenthood Federation . She was married to Sir Benegal Rama Rau , the noted civil servant, and was the mother of Santha Rama Rau , the writer.
Early life [ edit ]
Dhanvanthi was born into a Kashmir Brahmin family as Dhanvanthi Handoo, born and brought up in Hubli (now in Karnataka ) and was therefore conversant with Kannada . After schooling in Hubli, she moved to Madras to join the Presidency College , from where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in arts, and was awarded the Griggs Gold Medal in English.[1] [2]
In Madras, she met and married the distinguished economist and diplomat Sir Benegal Rama Rau a Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin and a south Indian from a distinguished family.[3]
She started her career as an assistant professor at Queen Mary's College, Madras .[2]
In 1917, she co-founded the Women's Indian Association along with Annie Besant , Margaret Cousins , Jeena Raja Dasa , and others. This organization aimed to address and improve the difficult socio-economic and political conditions women faced during the 19th and early 20th centuries.[2]
In 1932, she attended the International Alliance of Women for Suffrage and Equal Citizenship in Berlin, leading the Indian delegation at the behest of Sarojini Naidu .[2]
In 1946, she was elected president of the All India Women's Conference .[2]
In 1949, she started the Family Planning Association of India .[4]
In 1952, Dhanvanthi co-founded and served as the joint president of the International Planned Parenthood Federation , along with Margaret Sanger .[5]
Bibliography [ edit ]
Her memoirs have been published under the title An Inheritance .[7]
References [ edit ]
^ "Dhanvanthi Rama Rau (1893–1987)" . StreeShakti. Retrieved 1 June 2018 .
^ "Band of brothers" . New Indian Express . 2 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022 .
^ Vicky Claeys (2010). "Brave and angry – The creation and development of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)" . The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care . 15 doi :10.3109/13625187.2010.526726 PMID 21091170 . S2CID 38114562 .
^ "Padma Awards" (PDF) . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015 .
^ Dhanvanthi Rama Rau (1977). An Inheritance: The Memoirs of Dhanvanthi Rama Rau ISBN 9780060135089
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