Sarojini Bindurao Mahishi was an Indian teacher, lawyer, activist and politician.
13 Facts About Sarojini Mahishi
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Sarojini Mahishi was the first woman Member of Parliament from the State of Karnataka, who represented the constituency Dharwad North for four terms between 1962 and 1980.
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Sarojini Mahishi was born to Kamalabai and Bindurao Mahishi on 3 March 1927 in Dharwad, a city in the erstwhile Bombay Presidency of British India.
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Sarojini Mahishi's father Bindurao was a leading advocate and Sanskrit scholar.
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Sarojini Mahishi was schooled in the government-run schools of Dharwad before she attended Willingdon College in Sangli.
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Sarojini Mahishi received a degree in law from the Raja Lakhamgouda Law College in Belgaum, and a master's degree in Sanskrit language.
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Sarojini Mahishi began her career as a teacher and taught Sanskrit and law for a few years at Janata Shikshana Samiti College in Dharwad before joining the State Social Welfare Board.
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In 1983, Sarojini Mahishi was elected to the Rajya Sabha from the state of Karnataka as a member of Janata Party.
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Sarojini Mahishi continued to be member of Janata Party along with Indubhai Patel, Subramanian Swamy, Syed Shahabuddin and H D Deve Gowda.
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Sarojini Mahishi died on 25 January 2015 at her residence in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
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Sarojini Mahishi's remains were cremated in a crematorium in Lodi Road, Delhi, and her last rites were performed by her brother P B Mahishi.
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Sarojini Mahishi translated a number of Kannada and Marathi works into Hindi.
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The committee headed by Sarojini Mahishi included four retired officers of the Indian Administrative Service.