Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

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Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (3 April 1903 – 29 October 1988) was an Indian social reformer. She worked for the promotion of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre in independent India to uplift the socio-economic standard of Indian women. She was the first woman in India to contest elections from Madras Constituency, but lost. She headed the National School of Drama and Sangeet Natak Akademi. In 1974, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Academy Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Academy, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. The Government of India bestowed on her Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan in 1955 and 1987, respectively. She is known as Hatkargha Maa for her works in handloom sector.

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