Bharati Devi Ranga

She was born in 1908 in Machavaram, Bapatla taluq, Guntur district. She was a resident of Nidubrolu. Her early education took place at Sarada Niketan in Guntur. Later, she studied at the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford, from 1925 to 1926. == Career ==

During the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1932, she organized women Satyagrahis in Guntur, West Godavari, and Krishna district, playing a prominent role in organizing women volunteers. She was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 500 rupees on 2 February 1931, for her involvement in the freedom movement. She served her sentence in Vellore jail and was injured during the Venkatagiri Zamindari Ryots campaign. Bharati Devi organized Harijan Day celebrations, advocating inter-dining with Dalit and promoting inter-caste marriages. In 1958, she was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council from Andhra Pradesh. She died on 27 September 1972. == References ==