Her poems were beautiful and lyrical. Her collection of poems "Golden Threshold" "The Bird of Time" , "The Broken Wings" "Feast of Youth etc. she was given the nickname - the "Nightingale of India" were admired by Rabindranath Tagore and Jawaharlal Nehru.
she met Shree Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Gandhi and was influenced by them. Sarojini worked whole-heartedly for India 's freedom movement and rights of women. In 1925, Sarojini became the first Indian woman president of the National Congress.
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When India became free in 1947, she become the first Indian woman governor of United Province.
The Nightingale passed away on March 2, 1949. However the legacy that she has left behind will continue to inspire future generations of India. Her birthday is proudly celebrated as Women 's day.
Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949), the 'Nightingale of India, ' is remembered as a leading woman nationalist leader of India 's political struggle for independence. Born in 1879 as Sarojini Chattopadhyay and one of the brightest students in school, she blossomed into a writer of passionate verses on a variety of themes. Her works on poetry are The Golden Threshold, published in 1905; The Feather of the Dawn; The Bird of Time, published in 1912, and The Broken Wing, published in 1917.
After finishing studies at the Madras Presidency, she went to pursue further studies at King 's College in London after obtaining a scholarship. It was only after her marriage to Dr. Govindarajulu Naidu in 1893 that she became determined to serve the people in need with courage and perseverance. She urged the student community to stand united and fight against racial and communal disintegration. She worked to encourage the setting up of homes for orphans and other needy persons and
References: Sarojini Naidu (extreme right) with Mahatma Gandhi during Salt Satyagraha, 1930 Naidu joined the Indian national movement in the wake of partition of Bengal in 1905 Her 135th birth anniversary (in 2014) was marked by a doodle on Google India 's homepage.[14] Golden Threshold 1917: The Broken Wing: Songs of Love, Death and the Spring, including "The Gift of India" (first read in public in 1915)[18][19] 1916: Muhammad Jinnah: An Ambassador of Unity[20]