Bharati Devi Ranga

Bharati Devi Gogineni, also known as Bharathi Devi and Bharati Devi Ranga (1908–1972), was an Indian freedom fighter and political figure. She participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1932, facing a year-long sentence. She is known for organizing women Satyagrahis and Harijan Day Celebrations, advocating for inter-caste marriages. Elected in 1958, she served as a Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council. She was the spouse of farmer leader N. G. Ranga.

Early life She was born in 1908 in Machavaram, Bapatla taluq, Guntur district. She was a resident of Nidubrolu. Her early education took place at Sarada Niketan in Guntur. Later, she studied at the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford, from 1925 to 1926.

Bharati Devi organized Harijan Day celebrations, advocating inter-dining with Dalit and promoting inter-caste marriages.

In 1958, she was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council from Andhra Pradesh. She died on 27 September 1972.