Southern States - Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad   

Vimalabai Melkote passes away

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD Jan. 12. Vimalabai Melkote, well known freedom fighter and former Minister in the erstwhile Hyderabad Government, died here on Sunday. She was 92.

Vimalabai along with her husband, late G.S. Melkote, took part in the freedom struggle and after Independence was involved in social activities. She was the first chairman of Hyderabad State Social Welfare Advisory Board and also president of Karnataka Sahitya Mandira, Karnataka Mahila Mandal, and Melkote College.

The body was kept at Karnataka Sahitya Mandira, Lingampally, to enable the public to pay last respects. Cremation would take place at the Bansilal electric crematorium at 11 a.m. on Monday.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Southern States

News: Front Page | National | Southern States | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous |
Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Obituary |

Stories in this Section

• Fake job consultant nabbed
• It's a dream come true for Naidu
• Clarification on newspaper closure
• Psychiatry meet concludes
• Naidu asks youth to emulate Vivekananda
• Vimalabai Melkote passes away
• A long case of a short-lived dream

Copyright © 2003, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu