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[[File:Nari Shakti Puraskar to Shobha Gasti for remarkable efforts in empowerment of women and girls.jpg|Gasti receives the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] from [[Ram Nath Kovind]], March 2022|thumb|right|alt=Man presents award to woman]]<br />
'''Shobha Gasti''' is an Indian activist based in [[Belgaum]] in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. She founded Mahila Abhivrudhi Mattu Samrakshana Samasthe (MASS) in 1997. It helps former [[Devadasi]] women in 360 villages in Karnataka to move forward in their lives.<ref name="HT-22">{{cite news |title=Shobha Gasti and Nivruti Rai from Karnataka honoured by the President |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/shobha-gasti-and-nivruti-rai-from-karnataka-honoured-by-the-president-101646749992326.html |access-date=21 April 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=9 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319155333/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/shobha-gasti-and-nivruti-rai-from-karnataka-honoured-by-the-president-101646749992326.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ToI">{{cite news |last1=Boruah |first1=Maitreyee |title=NGOs hail SC directive to stop Devadasi system – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ngos-hail-sc-directive-to-stop-devadasi-system/articleshow/30500056.cms |access-date=21 April 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=16 February 2014 |language=en |archive-date=5 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005222546/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/NGOs-hail-SC-directive-to-stop-Devadasi-system/articleshow/30500056.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Having begun with 2,500 members, by 2014 it had 3,600 participants.<ref name="ToI" /> MASS succeeded in securing pensions for former Devadasis who were over 45 years old.<ref name="ToI-2014">{{cite news |title=Elusive pension pushes devadasis into distress |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/elusive-pension-pushes-devadasis-into-distress/articleshow/34700042.cms |access-date=21 April 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=6 May 2014 |language=en |archive-date=30 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930013913/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Elusive-pension-pushes-devadasis-into-distress/articleshow/34700042.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Gasti also promotes [[children's rights]], working with groups such as [[Child Rights and You]] (CRY).<ref name="BNN">{{cite news |title=The President of India Recognized Shobha Gasti's work on Girl Child Education and Devadasi Women |url=http://bangalorenewsnetwork.com/news_detail.php?f_news_id=1954 |access-date=21 April 2022 |work=Bangalore News Network |date=10 January 2020 |language=English |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421193621/http://bangalorenewsnetwork.com/news_detail.php?f_news_id=1954 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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In recognition of her work, Gasti was given the 2021 [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] by President [[Ram Nath Kovind]] in 2022.<ref name="IE">{{cite news |title=Karnataka Bengaluru News Highlights: State reports 197 Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-bengaluru-news-live-covid-bjp-congress-bitcoin-hacker-case-7806146/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=8 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308185542/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-bengaluru-news-live-covid-bjp-congress-bitcoin-hacker-case-7806146/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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