Rajvanshi Devi
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Personal life
She was born on 17 July 1886. Her father was mukhtiyar in Arrah and her brother was lawyer in Ballia. She was a true-to-tradition Hindu lady. She married Rajendra Prasad in June 1896 when he was 12 years old. She married with Rajendra Prasad at Dalan Chhapra Village, Ballia district. In 1947, she was arrested along with Chandrawati Devi for celebrating Indian independence movement at Patna. She inaugurated Rajendra Prasad's Hospital. She died on 9 September 1962. After her death, her husband donated her jewelry to India's treasury during Sino-Indian War.
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Honor
- In 1962, a higher secondary school built in Siwan, Bihar (Home City of Rajendra Prasad) was named after.