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'''Devaki Gopidas''' was an Indian politician from [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Is CPI paying mere lip service to gender equality?|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2019/03/08/cpi-gender-equality-women-candidates.html|access-date=2021-07-23|website=www.onmanorama.com}}</ref> She was a [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Kerala]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] the [[upper house]] of [[Parliament of India|India's Parliament]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] from 1962 - 1968.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/d.pdf| title=RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003 | publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] | accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/publication_electronic/Women_Members_Rajya%20Sabha.pdf | title=Women Members of Rajya Sabha | publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] | accessdate=22 November 2017 | pages=145}}</ref><ref name="Chopra1993">{{cite book|author=Joginder Kumar Chopra|title=Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjQ7zgQK9qcC&pg=PA470|accessdate=23 November 2017|date=1 January 1993|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-513-5|pages=470–}}</ref><ref name="Sabha">{{cite book|author=India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha|title=Parliamentary Debate|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VSYfAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=23 November 2017|page=3879}}</ref>
'''Devaki Gopidas''' (1918-1973) was an Indian politician from [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Is CPI paying mere lip service to gender equality?|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2019/03/08/cpi-gender-equality-women-candidates.html|access-date=2021-07-23|website=www.onmanorama.com}}</ref> She was a [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Kerala]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] the [[upper house]] of [[Parliament of India|India's Parliament]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] from 1962 - 1968.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/d.pdf| title=RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003 | publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] | accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/publication_electronic/Women_Members_Rajya%20Sabha.pdf | title=Women Members of Rajya Sabha | publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] | accessdate=22 November 2017 | pages=145}}</ref><ref name="Chopra1993">{{cite book|author=Joginder Kumar Chopra|title=Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjQ7zgQK9qcC&pg=PA470|accessdate=23 November 2017|date=1 January 1993|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-513-5|pages=470–}}</ref><ref name="Sabha">{{cite book|author=India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha|title=Parliamentary Debate|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VSYfAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=23 November 2017|page=3879}}</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
She was born in an [[Ezhava]] family at Karappuzha, [[Kottayam district]] on 10 May 1918 to Arangaserry Narayanan and T K Narayani.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sadasivan|first=S. N.|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Be3PCvzf-BYC&pg=PA666&lpg=PA666&dq=devaki+gopidas+c+kesavan&source=bl&ots=9m3uNfjjxp&sig=ACfU3U0MXOJDTuX6SjupiPMNRNV8biZ-UQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiaqLuT3PnxAhWn8XMBHZ7gB3IQ6AEwBHoECBcQAg#v=onepage&q=devaki%20gopidas%20c%20kesavan&f=false|title=A Social History of India|date=2000|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-170-0|language=en}}</ref>
She was born in an [[Ezhava]] family at Karappuzha, [[Kottayam district]] on 10 May 1918 to Arangaserry Narayanan and T K Narayani.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sadasivan|first=S. N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Be3PCvzf-BYC&dq=devaki+gopidas+c+kesavan&pg=PA666|title=A Social History of India|date=2000|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-170-0|language=en}}</ref>


She married Gopidas from Vezhapra and settled in [[Kolkata]].
She married Gopidas from Vezhapra and settled in [[Kolkata]].

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Devaki Gopidas
Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha
In office
1962–1968
ConstituencyKerala
Personal details
Born1918
Died1973
Political partyIndian National Congress

Devaki Gopidas (1918-1973) was an Indian politician from Kerala.[1] She was a Member of Parliament, representing Kerala in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress from 1962 - 1968.[2][3][4][5]

Education[edit | edit source]

She completed schooling from Kottayam and college education from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. She entered into Congress politics in college. Later she studied law from Kolkata.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

She was born in an Ezhava family at Karappuzha, Kottayam district on 10 May 1918 to Arangaserry Narayanan and T K Narayani.[6]

She married Gopidas from Vezhapra and settled in Kolkata.

Death[edit | edit source]

She died due to crash of Indian Airlines Flight 440 in 1973.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Is CPI paying mere lip service to gender equality?". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. "Women Members of Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. p. 145. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. Joginder Kumar Chopra (1 January 1993). Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role. Mittal Publications. pp. 470–. ISBN 978-81-7099-513-5. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha. Parliamentary Debate. p. 3879. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. Sadasivan, S. N. (2000). A Social History of India. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7648-170-0.
  7. Reporter, Our Staff (1 June 2004). "Win back people's trust: Chandy tells politicians". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2021.