GAYATRI DEVI, SHRIMATI [Janata (S)—Uttar Pradesh, Kairana, 1980]  d. of Shri Ganga Ram; b. at Garh Kundal Village, Sonepat District, Haryana, 1905; ed. at Kanya Mahavidayalaya, Jullundur, studied upto Tenth Standard; m. Choudhary Charan Singh, June 5, 1925; 1 s. and 5 d.; Political and Social Worker; previously associated with Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Kranti Dal and Bharatiya Lok Dal; actively participated in freedom movement and was arrested in 1930; President, (i) Arya Samaj, Ghaziabad for 11 years and (ii) Uttar Pradesh Women Association; Member, Uttar Pradesh legislative Assembly, 1969 and 1974.  

Favourite pastime and recreation:  Meeting people and discussing  their personal, social and other problems.  

Special interests:  Improvement in the status of rural women. 

Sports and clubs:  Indoor games. 

Travels abroad:  U.S.A.   

Permanent address:  56-2, Shivaji Road, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.