Sarojini Naidu was an Indian poet and freedom fighter known as the "Nightingale of India". She was the first woman governor of an Indian state. Naidu played an active role in India's independence movement. She joined Gandhi's Salt March and was imprisoned for participating in the Quit India movement. Naidu published several poetry collections that established her as an important writer. She worked to empower women and support indigo workers facing oppression. Naidu served as the first woman president of the Indian National Congress.
Sarojini Naidu was an Indian poet and freedom fighter known as the "Nightingale of India". She was the first woman governor of an Indian state. Naidu played an active role in India's independence movement. She joined Gandhi's Salt March and was imprisoned for participating in the Quit India movement. Naidu published several poetry collections that established her as an important writer. She worked to empower women and support indigo workers facing oppression. Naidu served as the first woman president of the Indian National Congress.
Sarojini Naidu was an Indian poet and freedom fighter known as the "Nightingale of India". She was the first woman governor of an Indian state. Naidu played an active role in India's independence movement. She joined Gandhi's Salt March and was imprisoned for participating in the Quit India movement. Naidu published several poetry collections that established her as an important writer. She worked to empower women and support indigo workers facing oppression. Naidu served as the first woman president of the Indian National Congress.
Sarojini Naidu was an Indian poet and freedom fighter known as the "Nightingale of India". She was the first woman governor of an Indian state. Naidu played an active role in India's independence movement. She joined Gandhi's Salt March and was imprisoned for participating in the Quit India movement. Naidu published several poetry collections that established her as an important writer. She worked to empower women and support indigo workers facing oppression. Naidu served as the first woman president of the Indian National Congress.
Chattopadhyaya, was a famous Indian poet and a major freedom fighter who went on becoming the first Indian woman to be appointed the president of the Indian National Congress and the Governor of any state in India. ost of all, she was a noted child prodigy and a master of the children!s literature. Naidu was given a sobri"uet #harat $okila %&he Nightingale of India' on account of her beautiful poems and songs. Some of her best books that established her as a potent writer include &he Golden &hreshold, &he Gift of India, and &he #roken (ing. )n active participant of the Indian Independence movement, Naidu joined the national movement taking Gandhi!s call and joined him in the popular Salt arch to *andi. (ith the Indian Independence in +,-., Sarojini Naidu was made the Governor of the /ttar 0radesh in the wake of her contribution to the movement. Sarojini Naidu was born on +1 2ebruary +3., in 4yderabad, India to the scientist, philosopher and a politieducator )ghornath Chattopadhyaya and #arada Sundari *evi. She was the eldest daughter of her parents. ) political activist, her father was a co founder of the Ni5am College and the first member of the India National Congress in 4yderabad. Chattopadhyaya was removed from his position as a penalty for his active participation in Indian Independence movement. 6irendranath Chattopadhyaya, Sarojini!s brother, was a political activist who played a key role in establishing the #erlin Committee and was influenced by Communism. 4e was allegedly killed by the 7ussian troops in +,1.. Sarojini!s second brother 4arindranath Chattopadhyaya was a noted poet and playwright.
) brilliant student, Sarojini won appreciation and fame by being selected in adras /niversity at just +8. In +3,9, she went on to study at $ing!s College in :ondon and later at Girton College, Cambridge /niversity. She developed a liking and passion for reading and writing poems whilst still in college where she became proficient in many languages including /rdu, ;nglish, 0ersian, &elugu and #engali.
(hilst still in college, Sarojini met *r. uthyala Govindarajulu Naidu and both grew closer by the end of her college. /pon finishing her studied at age +,, she married him in +3,3 during a period when inter<caste were marriages were rare and considered a crime in the Indian society. Nonetheless, the successful marriage of the couple prevented people from intervening into their personal life and taking it onto another stage.
&he couple had four children= >ayasurya, 0admaja, 7andheer and :eelamani. 4er daughter 0admaja followed in to her footprints and became the Governor of (est #engal. In +,?+, she published a collection of poems entitled &he 2eather of &he *awn. Sarojini Naidu had many credits to her, including a notable contribution to the Indian Independence ovement. She joined the movement at the rear of #engal partition in +,@9 and since then, she stuck to her commitment to the cause. (hile working for the Indian National Congress, she was introduced to many eminent personalities such as uhammad )li >innah, >awaharlal Nehru and ahatma Gandhi with whom she shared a special bond and a very good rapport. *uring +,+9<+,+3, she traveled across the India lecturing on social welfare, women empowerment, emancipation and nationalism. Inspired by >awaharlal Nehru, she embarked on providing help and support for the indigo workers in Champaran who were being subjected to violence and oppression. In +,89, Naidu was appointed the 0resident of the National Congress thus making her the first Indian women to hold the post. (ith the introduction of the 7owlett )ct in +,+,, Sarojini joined the Non<Cooperation ovement organi5ed and led by ahatma Gandhi. In the same year, she was appointed the 4ome 7ule :eague!s ambassador to ;ngland. In +,8-, she became a delegate to the ;ast )frican Indian Congress. &he Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu was a prolific writer and poet. &he first volume of her poetries &he Golden &hreshold was published in +,@9, after which two more collections &he #ird of &ime and &he #roken (ing arrived in +,+8 and +,+. respectively. eanwhile in +,+?, she authored and published a biography of uhammad )li >innah entitled as &he )mbassador of 4indu<uslim /nity. Ather acclaimed poems that came following are &he (i5ard ask and ) &reasury of 0oems. Ather selected works written by her include &he agic &ree and &he Gift of India. She was given the name #harat $okila on account of the beautiful and rhythmic words of her poems that could be sung as well. In her last years, Sarojini actively participated in the freedom movement and was a part of the 7ound &able summit held in +,1+. In +,-8, she was arrested along with ahatma Gandhi for her involvement in the Buit India movement and was jailed for almost 8 years. )fter her release from the jail, she presided over the Steering Committee at the )sian 7elations Conference. (ith the independence of India in +,-., Sarojini Naidu was made the Governor of the /ttar 0radesh in the wake of her contribution to the movement. She was the first woman to become the governor of a state. She died of a heart attack while working in her office on 8 arch +,-,.