Ratan Shastri
Ratan Shastri was founder of Banasthali Vidyapith and a notable champion of women education.[1]
She was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1955, Padma Bhushan in 1975,[1] and Jamnalal Bajaj Award for outstanding contribution in the field of uplift and welfare of women and children in 1990.[2]
She died in 1998 at the age of 86.
References
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj Awards Archive". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.
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Categories:
- Indian women educational theorists
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in social work
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education
- 1998 deaths
- People from Jaipur district
- Rajasthani people
- Founders of Indian schools and colleges
- 20th-century Indian educational theorists
- Women educators from Rajasthan
- Educators from Rajasthan