UpdateBot: robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

2022-06-14T18:02:54Z

robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:32, 14 June 2022
Line 1:		Line 1:
			{{Short description\|Queen mother of Ladakh and politician}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2018}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2018}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=April 2018}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=April 2018}}
Line 29:		Line 30:
	[[Category:6th Lok Sabha members]]		[[Category:6th Lok Sabha members]]
	[[Category:Women members of the Lok Sabha]]		[[Category:Women members of the Lok Sabha]]
	[[Category:~~Indian National Congress politicians from Jammu and Kashmir~~]]		[[Category:Ladakhi people]]
	[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir]]		[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir]]
	[[Category:People from Ladakh]]		[[Category:People from Ladakh]]
	[[Category:20th-century Indian women]]		[[Category:20th-century Indian women]]
	[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]		[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]

->TrangaBellam: WP:DE

2021-10-02T16:23:52Z

WP:DE

← Older revision	Revision as of 21:53, 2 October 2021
(No difference)

>Scorpions13256: Copying from Category:20th-century Indian women to Category:20th-century Indian people non-diffusing subcategory using Cat-a-lot

2021-06-21T14:41:02Z

Copying from Category:20th-century Indian women to Category:20th-century Indian people non-diffusing subcategory using Cat-a-lot

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
Rani '''Parvati Devi Deskit Wangmo''' is the Queen mother of Ladakh<ref name="Rediff">{{cite web|last1=Daniel|first1=Vaihayasi P|title=Postcards from the edge, 2: Ladakh, the last Shangri-la|url=http://www.rediff.com/travel/1996/ladakh1.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=2 November 2017|date=3 April 1997}}</ref> and a former member of the [[6th Lok Sabha]] (1977–80).

==Early life==
Parvati was born on 1 May 1934 at the Khangsar Palace into the Royal House of Khangsar, the greatest royal house of Lahaul, presently part of [[Lahaul and Spiti district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] to Nyima Wangyal. She received education up to fifth standard.<ref name="LS">{{cite web|title=Member's Bioprofile: Parvati Devi, Shrimati|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2491.htm|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|accessdate=2 November 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Parvati Devi is known for her social work in Ladakh.<ref name="LS" /> In 1958 she became the Convener of Welfare Extension Project, Leh's Implementing Committee.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Welfare Extension Project, Leh|journal=Social Welfare|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpY73JjEtk8C|year=1958|publisher=Central Social Welfare Board|page=20}}</ref>

For the [[1977 Indian general election]], the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) made Devi its candidate for [[Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ladakh]] constituency and its local coalition partner [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] supported her.<ref name="Baṭ1981">{{cite book|last=Baṭ|first=S̲anāʼullāh|title=Kashmir in Flames: An Untold Story of Kashmirʾs Political Affairs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J_QLAAAAIAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Ali Mohammad|page=219}}</ref> Only an [[Independent politician|independent candidate]] stood against her and she defeated him by a margin of 2,877 votes (polling 23,130 against his 20,253) to become the first woman MP from Ladakh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on the General Elections, 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_II_LS77.pdf|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=2 November 2017|page=162}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Chumikchan|first1=Rinchen Angmo|title=Why are women denied justice even today in Ladakh?|url=http://www.reachladakh.com/why-are-women-denied-justice-even-today-in-ladakh/3592.html|publisher=Reach Ladakh|accessdate=2 November 2017|date=6 December 2016}}</ref> Devi and [[Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah]] were the only [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]] women to win the 1977 election.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=S.P.|title=Few women fielded in J-K|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040508/election.htm#6|accessdate=2 November 2017|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=8 May 2004}}</ref> The house couldn't complete its term of five years and in 1980 another election was held. This time National Conference fielded its candidate from Ladakh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on the General Elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=2 November 2017|page=159}}</ref>

She's the founder and president of [[Namgyal Institute of Research on Ladakhi Art and Culture]] (NIRLAC).<ref>{{cite book|title=Seminar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yU_hAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=R. Thapar|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nirlac.org/Contact%20Us%20-%20NIRLAC%20Ladakh.htm|title=Contact Us – NIRLAC Ladakh|publisher=Namgyal Institute of Research on Ladakhi Art and Culture|accessdate=2 November 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Parvati married the titular [[Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh|king of Ladakh]], Kunzang Namgyal on 10 July 1950, who turned out to be an alcoholic and died at the age of 48, leaving behind Devi and their four children (two sons and two daughters).<ref name="LS" /> As per local traditions she was supposed to marry the deceased king's brother.<ref name="Nath2016">{{cite book|last=Nath|first=Rajendra|title=Strategic Ladakh: A Historical Narrative 1951-53 and a Military Perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sEYKDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT64|year=2016|publisher=Vij Books India|isbn=978-93-85563-50-8|page=64}}</ref> Instead she excluded her brother-in-law from the family and arranged a monthly allowance for him. He took the matter to the court and eventually, in an out-of-court settlement, gained possession of a part of the family property.<ref name="Rediff" />

She resides at the [[Stok Palace]], which also serves as a museum.<ref name="Rediff" /> During winters, she sojourns in Manali.<ref name="Finegan1986">{{cite book|last=Finegan|first=Jack|title=Tibet, a dreamt of image|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DOcdAAAAMAAJ|year=1986|publisher=Tibet House|isbn=978-0-85226-276-4|page=185}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Devi, Parvati}}
[[Category:1934 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Lahaul and Spiti district]]
[[Category:6th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Women members of the Lok Sabha]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:People from Ladakh]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]

Parvati Devi (Ladakh politician) - Revision history

UpdateBot: robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

->TrangaBellam: WP:DE

>Scorpions13256: Copying from Category:20th-century Indian women to Category:20th-century Indian people non-diffusing subcategory using Cat-a-lot