Gyanadanandini Devi

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Gyanadanandini Devi was a pioneering Bengali social reformer and member of the Tagore family, known for modernizing women's attire and advocating for women's emancipation in 19th-century India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bengali social reformer
Indian feminist
historical figure
member of the Tagore family
social reformer
woman
cause reform of conservative social norms
women’s education
women’s social freedom
countryOfCitizenship India
culturalContext Bengal Renaissance
ethnicity Bengali
familyName Devi
fieldOfWork gender equality in India
social reform
women’s rights
gender female
givenName Gyanadanandini
ideology social reform
women’s emancipation
influenced Bengali women’s dress
subsequent Indian women social reformers
knownFor challenging orthodox restrictions on women in upper-class Bengali society
encouraging women to appear in public and participate in social life
introducing a new style of sari draping suitable for public life
languageOfWorkOrName Bengali
English
maritalStatus married
memberOf Tagore family
movement Bengal Renaissance
women’s rights movement in India
notableFor advocacy of women’s emancipation
modernizing women’s attire in Bengal
reforming social customs in 19th-century Bengal
occupation social reformer
writer
placeOfActivity Bengal Presidency
Calcutta
relative Debendranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
residence Calcutta
socialClass Bhadralok
spouse Satyendranath Tagore
timePeriod 19th century
early 20th century

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Gyanadanandini Devi ("Gyanadanandini")
givenName
Satyendranath Tagore
spouse

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