Annapurna Choudhury (Maharana 3 November 1917 – 31 December 2012) was an India pro-independence activist active in the Indian independence movement.
Annapurna began actively campaigning for independence when she was fourteen years old, becoming a supporter of Mohandas Gandhi.
In 1934, she joined Gandhi on his "Harijan Pada Yatra" march through Odisha from Puri to Bhadrak.
[2][1] During the emergency she protested by helping Ramadevi Choudhury with their newspaper published by the Gram Sevak Press.
[5] The Central University of Odisha awarded Annapurna Choudhury an Honoris Causa (honorary degree) in a ceremony held at her Cuttack home on 19 August 2012.