Rani Kumudini Devi

Rani Kumudini Devi (23 January 1911 – 6 August 2009) was an Indian politician and social worker who served as the Mayor of Hyderabad from 1963 to 1964. A member of the Indian National Congress, she was the first female mayor of Hyderabad. She also served as a Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Wanaparthy from 1962 to 1972. Her father, Pingle Venaktaramana Reddy, was a nobleman who would later become the Deputy Prime Minister of Hyderabad State. Her parents encouraged Devi to take part in activities generally dominated by boys, such as riding bicycles and horses, and playing sports. The same year, floods struck Hyderabad as the Musi river overflowed, and Devi was in charge of the civic response. She died on 6 August 2009 at the age of 98.