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Ruma Devi

Born	(1988-11-16) 16 November 1988 (age 36) Rawatsar
Education	8th class (dropout)
Occupation	Fashion designer
Spouse	Tiku Ram (m. 2005)
Awards	Nari Shakti Puraskar (2019)
Website	www.rumadevi.com

Ruma Devi (born 16 November 1988), is an Indian traditional handicraft fashion designer and social worker from Barmer, Rajasthan.^[1] Ruma devi received the “Nari Shakti Puraskar 2018” the highest civilian honour for Women in India. She is associated with a network of over 30,000 rural women,^[2] trained them and linked them to the livelihood.

Early and personal life

Ruma Devi was born in 1988 and grew up in Rawatsar in Barmer, Rajasthan. She dropped out of school when she was in 8th class.^[3] She learned embroidery from her grandmother during her childhood. She got married at the age of 17 and lost her first son in 48 hours of his birth.^[4]

Career

She started to do some work for earning. She started a self-help group after managing to convince about 10 women from her village in 2006. With a contribution of Rs 100 from each woman, they bought second-hand stitching machine, cloth, threads and plastic wrappers for making cushions and bags.^[5]

Her quest for success took her to the doorstep of Gramin Vikas Evam Chetna Sansthan in Barmer^[6] and she joined it as a member in 2008 and went on to become the president of the non-governmental organization in 2010.^[7] She did her first exhibition in Rafi Marg, Delhi in 2010 and her first fashion show in Rajasthan Heritage Week 2016.^[8] She is now working towards promoting the craft of tribal artisans and minorities of all over India to get their craft and hands behind craft recognized.^[9]

Awards and honors

Nari Shakti Puraskar (2018) presented by the President of India Sh.Ramnath Kovind.
Shared stage with Amitabh Bachchan and Sonakshi Sinha on Kon Banega Crorepati Show (20 September 2019).^[10]^[11]
Invited by Harvard University, Boston, U.S. as a panelist in its 17th all India conference (15-16 February 2020).^[12]
Featured in Khaleej Times, Dubai ^[13]
Featured at Indian singing reality show 'Indian Idol' in the special episode of Women's day (10 July 2021).^[14]^[15]
Won the title of 'TFI Designer of the year 2019'.^[16]^[17]
Featured on the cover page of India Today magazine in its anniversary edition with the title 'The New Bharat' in 2018.^[18]
Goodwill Ambassador and Chief Designer of Tribes India.^[19]
State Brand Ambassador, Rajeevika^[20]^[21]
Honored by Doctorate in the field of art & textile by Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phule University, Jaipur.
Shilpa Abhimani Award by the Govt of Sri Lanka: Promotion of handicrafts
Honour by Women on Wings Netherlands (2016)

References

^ "Ruma Devi | WEF | Women Economic Forum". WEF. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ Raja, Vidya (25 July 2022). "Harvard Invited This School Dropout From Barmer for Empowering 30,000 Women". The Better India. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^ "Ruma Devi: From school dropout to changing fortunes of 22,000 women". The Times of India. 26 February 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
^ Roytalukdar, Rakhee (30 August 2019). "Ruma Devi and her motifs of change". @businessline. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ Khan, Shoeb (26 February 2019). "Ruma Devi: From school dropout to changing fortunes of 22,000 women". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ "A Stitch in Time | The Social Warriors". India Today. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^ "Rajasthan: Married off at 17, Ruma Devi is now guardian angel for over 20,000 women". ANI News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ "Ruma Devi and her Barmeri motifs of change". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
^ "ruma devi Hindi News and Today's Trending Topics with ruma devi Latest Photos and Videos". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ "Amitabh Bachchan bemused at Sonakshi Sinha over 'KBC' gaffe". The Hindu. Inter-Asian News Service. 21 September 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ "केबीसी 11: आर्थिक तंगी से हुई थी बच्चे की मौत, बाद में ऐसे बदल दी 22 हजार महिलाओं की किस्मत". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ "February 13, 2020". Office for Student Affairs. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ "A school dropout who made it to Harvard: The story of artisan Ruma Devi".
^ "इंडियन आइडल शो में दिखेगी बाड़मेर की रूमा देवी: लेडीज स्पेशल एपिसोड में होगी गेस्ट, बुधवार को शूट पूरा हुआ, शनिवार को होगा टेलीकास्ट, अनु मलिक बोले: सेट पर आना हमारे लिए गौरव". Dainik Bhaskar. 8 July 2021.
^ "Indian Idol 12: अरुणिता कांजीलाल को नारी शक्ति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित रूमा देवी ने दिया खास तोहफा". 10 July 2021.
^ Sheikh, Sajid (18 July 2019). "फैशन के सतरंगी रैंप पर बाड़मेर की रूमा का ब्लैक एंड व्हाइट कलेक्शन छाया, जीता डिजाइनर ऑफ दी ईयर अवाॅर्ड". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ "Sustainable fashion forward". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ Parihar, Rohit (23 December 2018). "A Stitch in Time | The Social Warriors". India Today. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ "आदि महोत्सव में छाया बाड़मेर की रूमा देवी का कलेक्शन, ट्राइब्स इंडिया ने बनाया 'गुड विल एंबेसडर'". Zee News Hindi. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ Iqbal, Mohammed (17 December 2021). "₹2,400-crore shot in the arm for women's SHGs". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Ruma Devi Barmer : रूमा देवी बनीं Rajeevika ब्रांड एंबेसडर, अब बदलेंगीं 20 लाख महिलाओं की तकदीर". 14 December 2021.

v t e Nari Shakti Puraskar recipients
1999	K. V. Rabiya Chinna Pillai Kinkri Devi
2013	Manasi Pradhan M. Venkaiah Bina Sheth Lashkari T. Radha K. Prashanti Vartika Nanda Seema Sakhare
2014	Rashmi Anand Nanditha Krishna Laxmi Gautam Neha Kirpal Latika Thukral Sai Balijepally P. Kausalya Swaraj Vidwan
2015	Lucy Kurien Saurabh Suman Basanti Devi Suparna Baksi Ganguly Meena Sharma Priti Patkar Uttara Padwar Polumati Vijaya Nirmala Vasu Primlani Sujata Sahu Jyoti Mhapsekar Sumita Ghosh Anjali Sharma Krishna Yadav Shakuntala Majumdar
2016	State of Rajasthan Chhanv Foundation Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (MHIP) Sadhana Mahila Sangha Shikshit Rojgar Kendra Prabandhak Samiti Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe Amruta Patil Amala Akkineni Anatta Sonney Anoyara Khatun B. Codanayaguy Bano Haralu Deepa Mathur Divya Rawat Ilse Köhler Rollefson Janki Vasant Kalpana Shankar Kalyani Pramod Balakrishnan Mumtaz M. Kazi Nandita Shah Pallavi Fauzdar Pamela Malhotra Qamar Dagar Reema Sathe Ringyuichon Vashum Sangita Iyer Smita Tandi Sumitra Hazarika Sunita Singh Choken Subha Varier Tiasa Adhya V. Nanammal Zuboni Hümtsoe
2017	Gargi Gupta Sindhutai Sapkal Gauri Maulekhi Navika Sagar Parikrama Malvika Iyer R Umadevi Nagaraj Thinlas Chorol S. Siva Sathya Bharti Kashyap Beti Zindabad Bakery Mittal Patel Sabarmatee Tiki Jayamma Bandari K. Syamalakumari Vanastree Lizymol Philipose Pamadykandathil Chirom Indira Urmila Balawant Apte Deepika Kundaji Purnima Devi Barman Anita Bharadwaj Ambica Beri Pushpa Girimaji Avani (organization) Shrujan C. K. Durga Rekha Mishra Mehvish Mushtaq Karuna Society for Animals and Nature One Stop Centre, Raipur Millet Network of India State of Punjab Madhu Jain Jetsun Pema M.S. Sunil Sheela Balaji Anuradha Krishnamoorthy and Namrata Sundaresan Gita Mittal
2018	A. Seema Anshu Khanna Anu Malhotra Anuradha N. Naik Chetna Gala Sinha Darshana Gupta Devaki Amma Didi Contractor Gowri Kamakashi Hekani Jakhalu Ipsita Biswas Iti Tyagi Kagganapalli Radha Devi Kalpana Saroj Lalita Vakil Madhuri Barthwal Manju Manikuttan Meenakshi Pahuja Mini Vasudevan Munuswamy Shanthi Neelum Sharma Nomita Kamdar Pamela Chatterjee Pragya Prasun Priyamvada Singh Pushpa N. M. Rahibai Soma Popere Rajani Rajak Reshma Nilofer Naha Rhea Mazumdar Singhal Ruma Devi Seema Mehta Seema Rao Sister Shivani Smriti Morarka Snehlata Nath Sonia Jabbar Sujatha Mohan Sunita Devi Twinkle Kalia Urmi Basu One Stop Centre, Lucknow Millet Network of India Qasab-Kutch Craftswomen Producer Co. Ltd. Social Welfare & Nutritional Meal Programme Dept, Tamil Nadu
2019	Arifa Jan Avani Chaturvedi Bhageerathi Amma Bhawana Kanth Bina Devi Chami Murmu Kalavati Devi Karthyayani Amma Kaushiki Chakroborty Mohana Singh Nilza Wangmo Padala Bhudevi Rashmi Urdhwareshe Sardarni Mann Kaur Tashi and Nungshi Malik
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2021	Sathupati Prasanna Sree Tage Rita Takhe Madhulika Ramteke Niranjanaben Mukulbhai Kalarthi Pooja Sharma Anshul Malhotra Shobha Gasti Radhika Menon Kamal Kumbhar Sruti Mohapatra Batool Begam Thara Rangaswamy Neerja Madhav Neena Gupta

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