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Ruma Devi
Dr. Ruma Devi is an Indian traditional handicraft designer, social worker and global speaker from Barmer, Rajasthan. She is President of Gramin Vikas Evam Chetna Sansthan (GVCS) and Director of the Ruma Devi Foundation, organisations working towards women’s empowerment, rural livelihoods and craft revival in India. Having trained and supported 50,000 women artisans across the Thar region, she currently acts as Brand Ambassador of RAJEEVIKA (Rajasthan Livelihoods Mission) under the Government of Rajasthan. Ruma Devi received the “Nari Shakti Puraskar 2018”, India’s highest civilian honour for women, in recognition of her contribution to women’s empowerment and rural enterprise development. She has also been invited by institutions such as Harvard University to speak on women’s entrepreneurship and artisan livelihoods. Through her organisations, she has led initiatives that integrate skill development, design innovation and market linkages for rural artisans, creating sustainable livelihood opportunities. She has also promoted access to education through the Akshara Scholarship Programme which supports under-privileged students to pursue higher education. Her work has been widely recognised for contributing to grassroots social empowerment in western Rajasthan, particularly in enhancing women’s financial inclusion, decision-making and participation in community development.
Article summary
Dr. Ruma Devi is an Indian traditional handicraft designer, social worker and global speaker from Barmer, Rajasthan. She is President of Gramin Vikas Evam Chetna Sansthan (GVCS) and Director of the Ruma Devi Foundation, organisations working towards women’s empowerment, rural livelihoods and craft revival in India. Having trained and supported 50,000 women artisans across the Thar region, she currently acts as Brand Ambassador of RAJEEVIKA (Rajasthan Livelihoods Mission) under the Government of Rajasthan. Ruma Devi received the “Nari Shakti Puraskar 2018”, India’s highest civilian honour for women, in recognition of her contribution to women’s empowerment and rural enterprise development. She has also been invited by institutions such as Harvard University to speak on women’s entrepreneurship and artisan livelihoods. Through her organisations, she has led initiatives that integrate skill development, design innovation and market linkages for rural artisans, creating sustainable livelihood opportunities. She has also promoted access to education through the Akshara Scholarship Programme which supports under-privileged students to pursue higher education. Her work has been widely recognised for contributing to grassroots social empowerment in western Rajasthan, particularly in enhancing women’s financial inclusion, decision-making and participation in community development.
Key claims
- date of birth: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of birth is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364273124
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