Prema Narendra Purao

Indian social worker

Prema Narendra Purao
Born15 August 1935
Goa, India
Occupation(s)Social worker, freedom fighter
Known forSocial service
SpouseNarendra Purao
AwardsPadma Shri
AIWEFA Stree Ratna Award
Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Award-1999

Prema Purao is an Indian social worker, freedom fighter and the founder of Annapurna Mahila Mandal, a non governmental organization working for the empowerment of destitute women and children.[1] She was involved in the Goa liberation movement[1] and founded Annapurna Mahila Mandal in 1975.[2] A recipient of the AIWEFA Stree Ratna Award,[1] Purao was honored by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri[3]

See also

  • Goa liberation movement
  • flagIndia portal

References

  1. ^ a b c "AIWEFA". AIWEFA. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Famed Pages". Famed Pages. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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Recipients of Padma Shri in Social Work
1950s
  • Mary Clubwala Jadhav (1955)
  • R. S. Subbalakshmi (1958)
  • Sailabala Das (1959)
  • Lakshman Singh Jangpangi (1959)
1960s
1970s1980s1990s2000s
2010s
2020s


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