Today our women political leader and The Nightingale of India birthday.
Sarojini Naidu was an India political leader born on February 13, 1879 in Hyderabad, India. At a young age she wrote poetry and plays, a hobby she kept throughout her life. She later studied in England, and in 1916 she met Mahatma Gandhi which sparked her interest in the fight for India’s freedom. In 1925 she was elected as the first female President of the India National Congress. After India’s independence from England, Naidu became the first woman Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Naidu died on March 02, 1949 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Sarojini Naidu studied at the Madras University, before moving to England to study. She married Dr. Muthyala Govindarajulu Naidu. The couple had five children Jayasurya, Leelamani, Nilawar, Padmaja and Randheer. The partition of Bengal in 1905 drew her to join the Indian freedom struggle. She soon came into contact with the stalwarts of the Indian freedom movement.
In 1916, she published a biography of Muhammad Ali Jinnah titled The Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity. In 1919, she became the Home Rule League's ambassador to England. In 1925 she was elected as the President of the Congress and traveled to New York in October 1928. In 1942, she was arrested during the "Quit India" movement and was lodged in jail for 21 months with Mahatma Gandhi. Sarojini Naidu shared a close rapport with Mahatma Gandhi.
Sarojini Naidu presided over the Steering Committee at the Asian Relations Conference in March 1947. After India became independent, she became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, the first Indian woman to become a governor. In addition to being a freedom fighter, she was a prolific poet. In 1905, the first volume of her collection of poems, The Golden Threshold was published. Two more volumes, The Bird of Time and The Broken Wing were published in 1912 and 1917 respectively. Later, some other poetry books The Magic Tree, The Wizard Mask, and A Treasury of Poems were published.
On 2nd March 1949, Sarojini Naidu fell ill and her physician gave her a sleeping pill for a good nights sleep. She smiled and uttered the words "Not eternal sleep I hope", but that night she died in her sleep.
Sarojini Naidu was an India political leader born on February 13, 1879 in Hyderabad, India. At a young age she wrote poetry and plays, a hobby she kept throughout her life. She later studied in England, and in 1916 she met Mahatma Gandhi which sparked her interest in the fight for India’s freedom. In 1925 she was elected as the first female President of the India National Congress. After India’s independence from England, Naidu became the first woman Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Naidu died on March 02, 1949 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Sarojini Naidu studied at the Madras University, before moving to England to study. She married Dr. Muthyala Govindarajulu Naidu. The couple had five children Jayasurya, Leelamani, Nilawar, Padmaja and Randheer. The partition of Bengal in 1905 drew her to join the Indian freedom struggle. She soon came into contact with the stalwarts of the Indian freedom movement.
In 1916, she published a biography of Muhammad Ali Jinnah titled The Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity. In 1919, she became the Home Rule League's ambassador to England. In 1925 she was elected as the President of the Congress and traveled to New York in October 1928. In 1942, she was arrested during the "Quit India" movement and was lodged in jail for 21 months with Mahatma Gandhi. Sarojini Naidu shared a close rapport with Mahatma Gandhi.
Sarojini Naidu presided over the Steering Committee at the Asian Relations Conference in March 1947. After India became independent, she became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, the first Indian woman to become a governor. In addition to being a freedom fighter, she was a prolific poet. In 1905, the first volume of her collection of poems, The Golden Threshold was published. Two more volumes, The Bird of Time and The Broken Wing were published in 1912 and 1917 respectively. Later, some other poetry books The Magic Tree, The Wizard Mask, and A Treasury of Poems were published.
On 2nd March 1949, Sarojini Naidu fell ill and her physician gave her a sleeping pill for a good nights sleep. She smiled and uttered the words "Not eternal sleep I hope", but that night she died in her sleep.
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