Famous People with Name Devi

Savitri Devi            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Savitri Devi: was the pseudonym of the French writer Maximiani Portaz, of mixed English, Lombard, and Greek ethnicity. She was married to a dark skinned ethnic indian Asit Krishna Mukherji.She became enamoured with Hinduism and Nazism, trying to synthesise the two, and proclaiming Adolf Hitler an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. Her writings have influenced neo-Nazism and Nazi mysticism. Although mystical in her conception of Nazism, Savitri Devi saw Nazism as a practical faith without the requirement of metaphysics. Among Savitri Devi's ideas was the classifications of "men above time", "men in time" and "men against time". She is credited with pioneering neo-Nazi interest in occultism, Deep Ecology, and the New Age movement. She influenced the Chilean diplomat Miguel Serrano. In 1982, Francisco Freda published a German translation of Gold in the Furnace; the fourth volume of his annual review, Risguardo (1980-), was devoted to Savitri Devi as the "missionary of Aryan Paganism".

Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi: Born on 1 March 1968 at Kairang Mayai Leikai in Imphal in Manipur, Kunjarani Devi started taking interest in sports while still in Imphal's Sindam Sinshang Resident High school in 1978. And by the time she finished her graduation from the Maharaja Bodha C

Suraj Lata Devi            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Suraj Lata Devi: is the former captain of the India women's national field hockey team and hails from Manipur.She led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years: during the 2002 Commonwealth Games (the event which inspired the 2007 Bollywood hit film, Chak De India)

Ngasepam Pakpi Devi            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Ngasepam Pakpi Devi: is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Mahasweta Devi            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Mahasweta Devi: an Indian social activist and writer. Her only son Nabarun Bhattacharya is also a renowned author in his own right.In 1964, she began teaching at Bijoygarh College (an affiliated college of the University of Calcutta system). During those days, Bijoygarh College was an institution for working class women students. Also during that period, she also worked as a journalist and as a creative writer. Recently, she is more famous for her work related to the study of the Lodhas and Shabars,the tribal communities of West Bengal, women and dalits. She is also an activist who is dedicated to the struggles of tribal people in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. In her elaborate Bengali fiction, she often depicts the brutal oppression of tribal peoples and the untouchables by potent, authoritarian upper-caste landlords, lenders, and venal government officials. She has written of the source of her inspiration: