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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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'''Tarabai Vartak''' (August 19, 1926−May 29, 2008) was an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]] who served as a [[Minister of State]] for Social Welfare.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goel |first1=J. P. |title=Akashvani |date=August 23, 1981 |publisher=[[All India Radio]] (AIR), [[New Delhi]] |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/AKASHVANI/YkoEEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=tarabai+vartak&pg=PA59&printsec=frontcover}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=New Quest, Issues 49-54 |date=1985 |publisher=Indian Association for Cultural Freedom |page=136 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/New_Quest/rIQtAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=tarabai+vartak&dq=tarabai+vartak&printsec=frontcover}}</ref> She was also elected to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] in 1980. Tarabai was the first woman to hold the [[District council (India)|Zila Parishad]] Chief position in India, who was elected as the President of [[Thane district|Thane]] [[District council (India)|Zila Parishad]] in 1972.<ref name=hindustan>{{cite news |title=First lady Zilla Parishad Chief passes away |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/first-lady-zilla-parishad-chief-passes-away/story-CIf75TL3MRfwbTB9otYa5N.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=June 1, 2008}}</ref> She was from the [[Indian National Congress]].

She was responsible for establishing many educational institutions in the [[Vasai-Virar]] region.<ref name=hindustan/><ref>{{cite web |title=Founders of Vidyavardhini |url=https://avc.ac.in/founders.php}}</ref> She was born in [[Bordi]] village of [[Thane district]]. Her father's name was Atmarampant Save and Matoshri Ramabai. In 1944, at the age of 18, she got married to Narasinh Vartak. She holds a B.A. from [[SNDT Women's University|Women's University]]. She was a member of the State and Central Social Welfare Board.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joshi |first1=V.G. |title=वर्तक, ताराबाई नरसिंह |url=https://maharashtranayak.in/varataka-taaraabaai-narasainha |publisher=Maharashtra Nayak |language=Marathi}}</ref>

On May 29, 2008, she died in [[Virar]], a suburb in Mumbai's [[Thane district]] (now Palghar district).<ref>{{cite news |title=First lady Thane ZP Chief Tarabai Vartak passes away |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2008/06/01/first-lady-thane-zp-chief-tarabai-vartak-passes-away-1212303736.html |publisher=[[Oneindia]] |date=June 1, 2008}}</ref>
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[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1980–1985]]
[[Category:Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Marathi people]]
[[Category:People from Maharashtra]]

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->Rohit Kesarwani at 08:53, 8 December 2021