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Uma Devi Badi

उमादेवी वादी

Human rights activist and the leader of the Badi movement

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Uma Devi Badi is a Provincial Assembly Member of Sudur Paschim Province in Nepal, elected in 2017. She is a human rights activist and the leader of the Badi movement, which has been actively protesting for the recognition of the rights of its community, including end of untouchability and prostitution, land ownership and citizenship.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Thapagaun wd
Citizenship
Nepal wd
Occupation
human rights defender, politician wd

Positions held wd

  • Member of the Parliament of Nepal

Awards wd

  • BBC 100 Women (2018)

Early life and education

Quoted from Wikipedia: Uma Devi Badi (CC BY-SA 4.0); each sentence links the source Wikipedia cites for it. Checked 13 November 2026.

  • Uma Devi Badi was born in 1965 in Thapagaun, in the Salyan District of Nepal. My Republica
  • From a young age, she started out life as a prostitute, the only profession available to women of the Badi caste at that point in time. ReliefWeb
  • Badi has no children of her own, but instead raised two of her sister's sons. My Republica

Career

  • The success of this project has led to a larger project currently under construction which aims to host over 100 children in future. ReliefWeb
  • During that period, Uma Devi Badi led approximately 500 Badi activists from 23 districts from their villages to Singha Durbar in Kathmandu. Aawaaj News
  • Their demands were for the government to enact the 2005 Supreme Court Order to improve the living conditions of the Badi community with a 26-point list of issues to be addressed. www.tribuneindia.com
  • These included end of prostitution and untouchability, permanent shelter for an otherwise nomadic community, registration of their births and citizenship in the mother's name for their children. Nepali Sansar
  • On 10 September 2007, the government agreed to meet with Uma Devi Badi and work towards introducing a public residential program for the Badi community. My Republica
  • In recognition of her activism, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women during 2018. Aawaaj News BBC News

Questions

When was Uma Devi Badi born?
Uma Devi Badi was born on 1965 in Thapagaun.
What positions has Uma Devi Badi held?
Positions held by Uma Devi Badi include: Member of the Parliament of Nepal.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Uma Devi Badi · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): उमादेवी वादी · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q58914907 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Portrait d'Uma Devi Badi.jpg by Hibrideacus (CC0)
  5. Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Uma Devi Badi · CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. My Republica: Uma Devi Badi: An epitome of struggle
  7. ReliefWeb: Breaking chains of prejudice provides new hope in Nepal - Nepal
  8. Aawaaj News: Badi movement leader Uma Devi among BBC 100 Women - Aawaaj News (2018-11-20)
  9. www.tribuneindia.com: The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum
  10. Nepali Sansar: BBC 100 Women 2018: Nepal’s Uma Devi is World’s Top-10! (2018-11-20)
  11. BBC News: BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list? (2018-11-19)

Last updated · facts checked 13 November 2026

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"Uma Devi Badi". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/uma-devi-badi. Retrieved 14 November 2026.

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