Janaki Devi Bajaj

Janaki Devi Bajaj

Janaki Devi Bajaj was an Indian independence activist who was jailed for participating in freedom movement. She was born in 1893 in Jaora in Madhya Pradesh in India and married to Jamnalal Bajaj who was a leading industrialist. After independence she worked with Vinoba Bhave on Bhoodan movement. She was conferred Padma Vibhushan the second highest civial award in 1956.She died in 1979. Many educational institutions and awards have been set up in her memory.

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