 Mahadevi Tai, as she was called, joined the Indian National Congress and later the Sarvodaya Movement run by Acharya Vinobha Bhave.Mahadevi Tai went to jail three times during the freedom struggle.She is the founder of the Vishwaneedam Trust and the Vallabh Niketan in Bangalore, one of the Six Ashrams of Acharya Vinoba Bhave.