{"id":354569,"date":"2026-01-22T16:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T10:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=354569"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T10:42:14","slug":"parbati-giri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/parbati-giri\/","title":{"rendered":"Parbati Giri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>News: <\/strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to freedom fighter Parbati Giri on the occasion of her birth centenary.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">About Parbati Giri<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_354574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354574\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-354574\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-INC.jpg?resize=300%2C284&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Parbati Giri\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-INC.jpg?resize=300%2C284&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-INC.jpg?resize=768%2C726&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-INC.jpg?w=883&amp;ssl=1 883w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; INC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Parbati Giri was a<strong> prominent freedom fighter <\/strong>from<strong> Odisha.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">She was <strong>born on 19 January 1926 in the Bargarh district of Odisha.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">She is also known as the<strong> Mother Teresa of Western Odisha, <\/strong>and epithet <strong>as \u2018Banhi-kanya\u2019 (daughter of fire<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">She was inspired by <strong>Gandhism and <\/strong>adopted it as her way of life.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Role in India&#8217;s Freedom struggle:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">She joined the freedom movement at the young <strong>age of 11.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">She travelled across villages <strong>spreading awareness and campaigning for Congress.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>She participated in <strong>direct Satyagraha and Gandhiji\u2019s Khadi Andolan movement.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>She became a prominent young volunteer in <strong>Quit India Movement and led many rallies against Britishers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>She had also staged an <strong>agitation<\/strong> at<strong> Bargarh Court <\/strong>to persuade the lawyers to <strong>boycott the erstwhile court<\/strong> in defiance of the British.<\/li>\n<li>She had taken <strong>tutelage at the famous Ashrams in Bari, Wardha, and Delhi Gandhi Sebashram. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>After India gained independence<\/strong>, she chose a<strong> path of selfless social service, believing that true freedom must reach the poorest.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Her <strong>major contributions include<\/strong> establishing ashram for women, orphans and destitutes namely <strong>Kasturba Gandhi Matruniketan and Dr Santra Bal Niketan. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>She also dedicated her life in<strong> improving healthcare for tribal communities and supporting leprosy patients.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Recognition:<\/strong> For her dedicated social work, she was <strong>awarded a prize in 1984 by the Dept. of Social Welfare of the Govt. of India.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">She also received an <strong>Honorary doctorate from the University of Sambalpur in 1988.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Passing:<\/strong> Parbati Giri passed away on<strong> 17 August 1995 <\/strong>after a prolonged illness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to freedom fighter Parbati Giri on the occasion of her birth centenary. 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