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<p>Merging <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:Indian_women_social_workers&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Indian women social workers (page does not exist)">Category:Indian women social workers</a> to <a href="/wiki/Category:Social_workers" title="Category:Social workers">Category:Social workers</a> per <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Bharatpedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2021_July_3#Category:Male_social_workers" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 July 3">Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 July 3#Category:Male social workers</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian social activist and politician}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Tara Cherian&#039;&#039;&#039; (May 1913 - 7 November 2000) was an Indian social activist and politician.&lt;ref name=&quot;Former Mayor of Chennai dead&quot;&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/11/08/stories/0408401b.htm | title=Former Mayor of Chennai dead | date=8 November 2000 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=18 September 2015}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&lt;/ref&gt; She was the first woman [[mayor]] of [[Madras]] city. The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1967.&lt;ref name=&quot;Padma Awards&quot;&gt;{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Early life ==<br /> Tara was born in May 1913 and graduated from the [[Madras University]]. On completion of her studies, Tara plunged into social activism and joined the Guild of Service.&lt;ref name=&quot;Former Mayor of Chennai dead&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> == As Mayor ==<br /> Like her husband [[P. V. Cherian]], Tara was nominated mayor of Madras in November 1957. She was the first woman to hold the post. Her tenure is notable for the introduction of the mid-day meals scheme in the city.&lt;ref name=&quot;Former Mayor of Chennai dead&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 1960–69}}<br /> {{Padma Award winners of Kerala}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Cherian, Tara}}<br /> [[Category:1913 births]]<br /> [[Category:2000 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:Mayors of Chennai]]<br /> [[Category:Women mayors of places in Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in social work]]<br /> [[Category:Activists from Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Politicians from Chennai]]<br /> [[Category:University of Madras alumni]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Indian women politicians]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]]<br /> [[Category:Social workers]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Indian educators]]<br /> [[Category:Educators from Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Women educators from Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Social workers from Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century women educators]]</div>

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