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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Gauri Kumari<br />
| birth_place = [[Munger district|Munger]], Bihar<br />
| alma_mater = [[Bhagalpur University]]<br />
| occupation = Lawyer, Dalit activist<br />
| known_for = Activism for Dalit women's rights<br />
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'''Gauri Kumari''' is an Indian [[Dalit]] activist and lawyer from [[Munger district|Munger]], Bihar.<br />
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She practices at the Munger Civil Court in [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Nidhi |date=2020-09-30 |title=7 Dalit Rights Activists Who Are Fighting For Social Justice In India |url=https://feminisminindia.com/2020/10/01/dalit-rights-activists-fighting-social-justice-india/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Feminism in India |language=en-GB}}</ref> She has been working with ''All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch'' since 2008 and is also associated with [[National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adv. Gauri Kumari – National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights |url=https://www.ncdhr.org.in/team/adv-gauri-kumari/ |access-date=2025-11-06 |language=en}}</ref> Her work towards spreading legal awareness and rights for Dalit women and girls has been recognised by award from the National Foundation for India in 2024-25.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-24 |title=2024-25 Awardees |url=https://nfi.org.in/2024-25-awardees |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=National Foundation For India}}</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Kumari was born in [[Munger district]], Bihar, one of the most backward districts in India.<ref name="brgf">{{cite web |author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 |access-date=27 September 2011 |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development}}</ref> Her father worked as a sweeper. One of the five children in the family, she contracted [[polio]] at the age of four, which affects her ability to walk. After her parents died when she was young, she took on the responsibility of caring for her younger siblings. She has spoken about facing multiple layers of discrimination due to her [[caste]], gender, and disability.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Uttam |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |last4= |first4= |last5= |last6= |first6= |last7= |first7= |last8= |first8= |last9= |first9= |date=April 24, 2012 |title=This Dalit lawyer wants to educate and empower women |url=https://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-achievers-dalit-lawyer-gauri-kumari/20120424.htm |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref><br />
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She completed her education with help of a government scholarship and obtained double graduate degree in law from [[Bhagalpur University]]. She also contested in the local district election and held the position of Member of [[Ward (council)]] in Munger for five year.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Poorvi |title=Dalit Lawyer Gauri Kumari: First Woman VP Of Munger Bar Council |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/dalit-lawyer-gauri-kumari-munger/ |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=www.shethepeople.tv |language=en}}</ref><br />
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As of 2019, Kumari had been practicing as an advocate in the Munger civil court for 19 years where she has also served as a [[Prosecutor|Special Public Prosecutor]]. She was the first Dalit woman to become a member of the [[Juvenile Justice Board]], and the first female vice-president of the Munger Bar Council.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Dalit feminism]]<br />
* [[Women's rights in India]]<br />
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