Indumati Chimanlal Sheth (Aged 79), born in 1906 in Ahmedabad, India, was an Indian independence activist, politician, social worker, and educationist from Gujarat. She was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and participated in the independence movement. Later, she served as the Deputy Education Minister of the Bombay State and the Education Minister of Gujarat.
During the 1920s, she participated in the non-cooperation movement, and in 1942, she took part in the Quit India movement for which she was imprisoned by the British authorities. She also appealed and worked for peace during the riots in Ahmedabad in 1942. Indumati established the Sammunnati Trust and Mahila Mudranalaya for uplifting women through education and employment. She was also a member of Jyotisangh, a foundation for women empowerment in Ahmedabad.
Indumati promoted swadeshi (local produce) and established the Khadi Mandir in Ahmedabad for the promotion of khadi clothes. She was associated with the Indian National Congress and was elected as a member of the Ahmedabad Municipal School Board in 1937. In 1946, she was elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly unopposed.
After independence, Indumati served as the Deputy Education Minister of the Bombay State from 1952 to 1960. In 1961, she established Vyayam Vidyabhavan for training physical instructors and the first fine arts college of the newly founded Gujarat state. She was also elected from Ellis Bridge constituency and served as the Minister of Education, Social Welfare, Prohibition and Excise, and Rehabilitation of Gujarat state from 1962 to 1967. In 1969, she was appointed as a member of the University Grants Commission. Indumati was awarded the Padma Shri in 1970 by the Government of India for her social work. She passed away by 1985.
Indumati Chimanlal Sheth
(1906 – 1985) – (Gujarart)
Indumati Chimanlal Sheth (Aged 79), born in 1906 in Ahmedabad, India, was an Indian independence activist, politician, social worker, and educationist from Gujarat. She was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and participated in the independence movement. Later, she served as the Deputy Education Minister of the Bombay State and the Education Minister of Gujarat.
During the 1920s, she participated in the non-cooperation movement, and in 1942, she took part in the Quit India movement for which she was imprisoned by the British authorities. She also appealed and worked for peace during the riots in Ahmedabad in 1942. Indumati established the Sammunnati Trust and Mahila Mudranalaya for uplifting women through education and employment. She was also a member of Jyotisangh, a foundation for women empowerment in Ahmedabad.
Indumati promoted swadeshi (local produce) and established the Khadi Mandir in Ahmedabad for the promotion of khadi clothes. She was associated with the Indian National Congress and was elected as a member of the Ahmedabad Municipal School Board in 1937. In 1946, she was elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly unopposed.
After independence, Indumati served as the Deputy Education Minister of the Bombay State from 1952 to 1960. In 1961, she established Vyayam Vidyabhavan for training physical instructors and the first fine arts college of the newly founded Gujarat state. She was also elected from Ellis Bridge constituency and served as the Minister of Education, Social Welfare, Prohibition and Excise, and Rehabilitation of Gujarat state from 1962 to 1967. In 1969, she was appointed as a member of the University Grants Commission. Indumati was awarded the Padma Shri in 1970 by the Government of India for her social work. She passed away by 1985.
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