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Kalavati Devi
Award winning toilet builder in India
Kalavati Devi | |
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Devi in March 2020 | |
| Born | c. 1965 (age 59–60) Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Mason |
| Known for | Building 4,000 toilets |
| Spouse | Jairaj Singh |
| Children | Two daughters |
Kalavati Devi (born c.
1965) is an Indian mason who became a toilet builder in Kanpur. She transformed her own community by installing a 50-seat toilet and then moved to other communities.
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She has helped build 4,000 toilets improving the lot particularly for women and children. In 2019 she was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar (the highest award for women in India).
Life
Devi was born in the 1960s and her background is in Sitapur.[1] She came to Raja purwa near j k temple Kanpur when she was 14 to marry Jairaj Singh who was 18.
One of her husband's jobs was to work as a floor cutter for a non-profit group called Shramik Bharti.[1]
They lived in Raja कलावती, देवी | महाराष्ट्र नायक CONUJ