Sarojini Naidu From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Sarojini Naidu Sarojini Naidu in Bombay (now Mumbai)‚ 1946 Born Sarojini Chattopadhyaya(সরোজিনী চট্টোপাধ্যায়) 13 February 1879 Hyderabad‚ Hyderabad State‚ India Died 2 March 1949 (aged 70) Lucknow‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India Occupation Poet‚ writer‚ social activist Nationality Indian Alma mater King’s College London Girton College‚ Cambridge Spouse(s) Dr. Muthyala Govindarajulu Children Jayasurya
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Sarojini Naidu Sarojini Naidu‚ also known by the sobriquet as The Nightingale of India‚ Naidu was born in 13 February 1879 in Hyderabad to a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin family of Agorenath Chattopadhyay and Barada Sundari Devi. Her father was a doctor of science from Edinburgh University‚ settled in Hyderabad State‚ where he founded and administered the Ahmadabad College‚ which later became the Nizam’s College in Ahmadabad. Her mother was a poetess baji and used to write poetry in Bengali. Sarojini
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------------------------------------------------- Sarojini Naidu Sarojini Naidu‚ also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India‚ was a child prodigy‚ Indian independence activist and poet. Naidu was one of the framers of the Indian Constitution. Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress and the first woman to become the Governor of Uttar Pradesh state. Her birthday is celebrated as Women’s Day all over India. Contents * 1 Early Life * 2 Education
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In The Bazaars of Hyderabad ‘’In The Bazaars of Hyderabad’’‚ written by Sarojini Naidu is a vibrant‚ colorful poem describing the various stalls in the bazaars of Hyderabad as well as the social and cultural life of the city. This poem was written during the British Rule when Indians were asked to boycott the British goods and buy goods from traditional Indian bazaars. At the time she wrote the poem‚ publication of Indian newspapers were banned so she might have considered writing a poem to be
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Sarojini Naidu‚ also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India‚ was a child prodigy‚ Indian independence activist and poet. Naidu was one of the framers of the Indian Constitution. Naidu is the second Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress and the first woman to become the Governor of Uttar Pradesh state. Her birthday is celebrated as Women’s Day all over India. Early Life She was born in Hyderabad to a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin family to Agorenath Chattopadhyay
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Sarojini Naidu was one of the most prominent leaders of India’s freedom struggle. Born on February 13‚ 1879 in Hyderabad‚ Sarojini was the eldest daughter of Varasundari and Dr. Aghornath Chattopadhyaya‚ who was a scientist and founder-principal of Nizam College of Hyderabad. Her mother Varasundari was a Bengali poetess. Sarojini’s father aspired for her to become a mathematician or scientist‚ but young Sarojini was drawn towards poetry from a very early age. Seeing her flair for poetry‚ her father
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a black n white photograph 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
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Sarojini Naidu Essay - Naidu‚ Sarojini Naidu‚ Sarojini Introduction Naidu‚ Sarojini 1879-1949 Indian poet‚ lecturer‚ and politician. Naidu is remembered as a virtuoso of English metrical forms and romantic imagery in her poetry‚ which she wrote in English. Her mastery of such difficult poetic constructs as the dactylic prompted the English writers Edmund Gosse and Arthur Symons to praise her work widely and develop friendships with her. Equally concerned with India’s freedom movement and
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No attempt was made to project the essence and nuances of the rich culture and tradition of India. The Westerners inturn wished for a glmpse of Indian life and customs through the literature of the time. As Edmund Gosse says in his introduction to Sarojini Naidu’s The Bird of Time (1912) : What we wished to receive was not a rechauffe of Anglo-Saxon sentiment in an Anglo-Saxon setting‚ but some revelation of the heart of India‚ some sincere penetrating analysis of native passion‚ of the principles
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Sarojini Naidu was one of the most prominent leaders of India ’s freedom struggle. Born on February 13‚ 1879 in Hyderabad. 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
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