Padma Shree Shakuntala Choudhary
She was given the fourth-highest civilian honour, Padma Shree, by the Indian government earlier in 2021. The Padma award will be given to Shakuntala Choudhary, one of these heroines. Four women from the North East received the Padma Award, including Shakuntala Choudhary. From Assam originally, Shakuntala Choudhary. Gandhian social worker Shakuntala Chaudhary is 102 years old. She is known as “Shakuntala Bai Dev” among the locals.
Who is Padmashree Shakuntala Choudhary?
Shakuntala Choudhary, 102 years old, hails from Assam. She is a supervisor at Kasturba Ashram in Ulubari, Guwahati and is a well-known social worker from Assam. Shakuntala Choudhary was a student of the first batch of Handique Girls’ College. Shakuntala Choudhary celebrated her 100th birthday with a college student at the Assam branch of the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust. According to a report, Shakuntala Choudhary is the only woman and senior citizen of Assam who has crossed 100 years.