The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 155] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 37, U73/ASADHA 6, 1895
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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21th June 1973
No. IV-14015/29/73-NID(E).—The President has learnt with deep regret of the death of Shrimati Devaki Gopidas, Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India, in an air crash near Delhi on Thursday, the 31st May, 1973.
In the premature death of Shrimati Devaki Gopidas, the nation has lost an energatic, conscientious and dedicated worker.
Born in 1918 at Kallikatt, Karappazha, Kottayam (Kerala State), Shrimati Gopidas had her education in Trivandrum, Madras and Calcutta Universities. Even as a student she took keen interest in politics. After passing the Bar Council Examination from Trivandrum, she was enrolled as an advocate of the then Travancore High Court in 1947, She became a Member of the Travancore Legislative Assembly in 1958 and later of the Travancore-Cochin and Kerala Legislative Assemblies. She was closely associated with a large number of social organisations and educational institutions. She was elected to the Rajya Sabha in April. 1962 and assumed the office of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India in August, 1971, in which capacity she served to the end.
The Government mourn the loss of a distinguished and conscientious worker and wish to place on record their appreciation of her exemplary devotion to duty. To the bereaved family, they offer their heartfelt condolences.
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