Gayatri Devi
Gayatri Devi was an Indian politician, writer and badminton executive and administrator (1919–2009). She was born at London and died at Jaipur.
Also recorded as Maharani Gayatri Devi.
Overview
What the sources state
• Born: Gayatri Devi was born in 1919 at London. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q464914: Gayatri Devi)
• Died: Gayatri Devi died in 2009 at Jaipur. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q464914: Gayatri Devi)
• Education: Gayatri Devi is recorded as having studied at Visva-Bharati University, Glendower Preparatory School and Patha Bhavana. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q464914: Gayatri Devi)
• Nationality: Gayatri Devi is recorded with the citizenship of India, British Raj and Dominion of India. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q464914: Gayatri Devi)
• Occupation: Gayatri Devi is recorded as politician, writer and badminton executive and administrator. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q464914: Gayatri Devi)
• Identity: Gayatri Devi is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q464914. (Wikidata, structured authority record Q464914: Gayatri Devi)
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Maharani Gayatri Devi. Her recorded language was English. Her recorded confession was Hinduism.
She was the child of Jitendra Narayan I of Cooch Behar and Indira Devi. She married Man Singh II of Jaipur. One child is recorded: Jagat Singh.
Catalogued works
17 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1740 to 1979.
Erinnerungen Einer Prinzessing - a Princess Remenbers. Recuerdos de una Princesa. Teaching Equity Through Children's Literature in Undergraduate Classrooms. Une Princesse Se Souvient. What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about : Alzheimer's Disease. Humor in Middle Eastern Cinema. Myths Shattered and Restored. The spectrum of hope. A Calm Brain: How to Relax into a Stress-Free, High-Powered Life. A calm brain. John Thomlinson and His Family, dated 1745, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1956.130. Sir John Shaw and his Family in the Park at Eltham Lodge, Kent, dated 1761, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1951.206. Portrait of a Man, dated 1763, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1951.207. Thomas Lister and Family at Gisburne Park, dated 1740–41, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1951.203. Krishna and Sudama, dated 1979-1980, black ink on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2025.673. Kali, dated 1977, black and colored inks on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2025.670. Gāyatrīpaṭala, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
10 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak on Mahasweta Devi: A Critique, English and Indian Literature, 2025. Gayatri Devi and Najat Rahman: Humor in Middle Eastern Cinema, HUMOR, 2016. Promising roles of Zingiber officinale roscoe, Curcuma longa L., and Momordica charantia L. as immunity modulators against COVID-19: A bibliometric analysis, Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023. Optimization-based convolutional neural model for the classification of white blood cells, Journal of Big Data, 2024. Study of Placental Pathology in IUGR and IUD Foetuses, Apollo Medicine, 2025. Development and clinical validation of Swaasa AI platform for screening and prioritization of pulmonary TB, Scientific Reports, 2023. Molariform Mesiodens in Primary Dentition: A Case Report, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014. A how-to guide for a precision medicine approach to the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2023. Pattern of salivary gland tumors in Manipur, India: A 10 year study, South Asian Journal of Cancer, 2013. Estrogen, menopause, and Alzheimer’s disease: understanding the link to cognitive decline in women, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2025.
Naming and authority record
This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (173462529). Those registers additionally record the forms Srimata Gayatri Devi, Devi, Srimata Gayatri and Devi, Gayatri.
Digitised editions and texts
11 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Vadik Endropakhyan Ka Udbhwa And Vikash (1990) — Internet Archive. Vastu Astrology And Architecture Gayatri Devi Vasudev — Internet Archive. A princess remembers (1984) — Internet Archive. A princess remembers: the memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur (1976) — Internet Archive. Optimization of Scheduling in FMS using Heuristic Approaches: A Case Study — Internet Archive. Role of Glycine Betaine on Vigna radiata L and Vigna mungo L under Cadmium Stress (2022) — Internet Archive. Bhavamuktiko Upaya Gurupadesha Saptashati By Loknath Acharya Akinchan Nepali And Sanskrit Philosophy Kathmandu 2043 BS Gayatri Devi And Divakar Nath Acharya — Internet Archive. Shiksha Shastram By Jagadish Acharya 1969 Ved Mandir Shri Mati Gayatri Devi — Internet Archive. Pattern of salivary gland tumors in Manipur, India: A 10 year study. (2013) — Internet Archive. Studies On Ecology Of Anatids In And Around Mangalajodi Area Of Chilika Lake Odisha (2017) — Internet Archive. Kanya Jeevan By Raghunath Sinhal 1984 Varanasi Gayatri Devi Smarak Nidhi — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 25 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Gayatri Devi studied at Visva-Bharati University, Glendower Preparatory School and Patha Bhavana. the recorded working language is English.
Positions recorded include Member of the Lok Sabha.
Chronology
- 1919Gayatri Devi born at London.
- 1976A princess remembers: the memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1984A princess remembers digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1990Vadik Endropakhyan Ka Udbhwa And Vikash digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2009Gayatri Devi died at Jaipur.
- 2022Role of Glycine Betaine on Vigna radiata L and Vigna mungo L under Cadmium Stress digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
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“Gayatri Devi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q464914: Gayatri Devi
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