Rajvanshi Devi

Rajvanshi Devi (17 July 1886 – 9 September 1962) was an Indian freedom fighter who served as the 1st First Lady of India as the spouse of Rajendra Prasad, President of India.^[1][2][3]

Rajvanshi Devi
Rajvanshi Devi giving Annual Prize of Government House Estate School at Rashtrapati Bhavan
First Lady of India
In office 26 January 1950 – 12 May 1962
President	Rajendra Prasad
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Shah Jahan Begum
Personal details
Born	(1886-07-17)17 July 1886
Died	9 September 1962(1962-09-09) (aged 76)
Spouse	Rajendra Prasad ​ ​ (m. 1896; died 1963)​
Children	Mrityunjay Prasad
Occupation	Freedom fighter

Personal life

She was born on 17 July 1886.^[4] Her father was mukhtiyar in Arrah and her brother was lawyer in Ballia.^[5] She was a true-to-tradition Hindu lady.^[6] She married Rajendra Prasad in June 1896^[7][8] when he was 12 years old.^[9][10][2] She married with Rajendra Prasad at Dalan Chhapra Village, Ballia district.^[5] In 1947, she was arrested along with Chandrawati Devi for celebrating Indian independence movement at Patna.^[11] She inaugurated Rajendra Prasad's Hospital.^[12] She died on 9 September 1962.^[13][14] After her death, her husband donated her jewelry to India's treasury during Sino-Indian War.^[15]

Honor

• In 1962,^[16] a higher secondary school built in Siwan, Bihar (Home City of Rajendra Prasad) was named after.^[17][18]