Vijaya Lakshmi Emani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian activist
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Place of Birth: Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India
About Vijaya Lakshmi Emani
- Vijaya Lakshmi Emani (14 May 1957 – 15 January 2009) was an Indian American social activist known for her work against domestic violence, and was a civic leader among the Indian American community in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Starting with Northeast Ohio Telugu Association, followed by the Federation of Indian Community Associations and with Greater Cleveland Asian Community, she was the president of the Federation of India Community and a board member of the Federation of India Community Associations (FICA).
- She was posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest United States civilian award, in 2011.
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