Sarojini Naidu

  • Following the partition of Bengal in 1905, Sarojini Naidu began to play an active role in the Indian independence movement. Her meeting with leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Gopal Krishna Gokhale (Born on May 9 1866) and Rabindranath Tagore spurred her on to work against the British Colonial government and towards social reform
  • Between 1915 and 1918 she travelled the length and breadth of the country to deliver lectures on social welfare, the emancipation of women etc
  • In 1917 she helped in the formation of the Women’s Indian Association (WIA). Later that year she would accompany her colleague Annie Besant, the president of the Home Rule League, in presenting the universal suffrage for India in front of the Joint Select Committee in London.
  • Sarojini Naidu took part in the Salt March with Mahatma Gandhi and was arrested by the British authorities along with all the Congress leaders in 1930.
  • Naidu was one of the significant figures to have led the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Movement led by Gandhi. She faced repeated arrests by the British authorities during the time and even spent over 21 months in jail
  • Following the Indian independence, Sarojini Naidu became the first governor-general of Uttar Pradesh
  • Her work as a poet earned her the title of ‘Nightingale of India’ from Mahatma Gandhi.
  • Important work: The ‘Feather of Dawn’ – collection of poems written by her in 1927. The ‘Gift of India’ is iconic for its patriotism and describing the political environment of the 1915 India

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