Kamalendumati Shah | |
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Born | Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India |
Died | 15 July 1999 |
Occupation(s) | Politician Social worker |
Known for | Parliamentary politics Social activism |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Kamalendumati Shah (died 1999) was an Indian politician, social worker and a member of Indian Parliament. Hailing from the Tehri Garhwal district of the present day Uttarakhand,[1] she was known to have been active in parliamentary politics.[2] The Government of India awarded her the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1958, for her contributions to society.[3] She died on 15 July 1999 succumbing to brain cancer.[4]