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Published: April 29, 2007
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"When there is oppression, the only self-respecting thing is to rise and say this shall cease today, because my right is justice
"If you are stronger, you have to help the weaker boy or girl both in play and in the work."
Sarojini Chattopadhyaya was born on February 13, 1879 in Hyderabad, India as the eldest daughter of scientist-philosopher, Aghornath Chattopadhyaya, and Barada Sundari Devi, a poetess was born on 13 February 1879 in Hyderabad.. Her father was also a linguist, a crusader, who established the Nizam's College in Hyderabad in 1878, pioneering English and women's education.
She attained national fame for entering Madras University at the age of twelve. At sixteen, she travelled to England to study first at King's College, London, and Girton College, Cambridge. During this period her creative urge found expression in poems. She also happened to be a good singer. She learnt to speak Urdu, Telugu, English, Persian and Bengali. Her favourite poet was P.B. Shelley.
At the age of 15, she met Dr. Govindarajulu Naidu and fell in love with him. He was from South India. After finishing her studies at the age of 19, she married him during the time when inter-caste marriages were not allowed. Her marriage was a very happy one. They were married by the Brahmo Marriage Act (1872), in Madras in 1898. They had 4 children: Jayasurya, Padmaj, Randheer, and Leilamani.
She joined the Indian independence movement, in the wake of the aftermath of partition of Bengal in 1905. During 1903-17 Sarojini came into contact with Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Rabindranath Tagore, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Annie Besant, C.P.Rama Swami Iyer, Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
From 1915 to 1918 she lectured all over India on welfare of youth, dignity of labour, women's emancipation and nationalism. After meeting Jawaharlal Nehru in 1916, she took up the cause of the indigo workers of Champaran. In 1925 she was elected as the President of the Congress, the first Indian woman to hold the post.
In March 1919, the British government passed the Rowlatt Act by which the possession of seditious documents was deemed illegal. Mohandas Gandhi organized the Non-Cooperation Movement to protest and Naidu was the first to join the movement which the government worked to suppress.
In July 1919, Naidu became the Home Rule League's ambassador to England. In July 1920 she returned to India and on August 1, Mahatma Gandhi declared the Non-Cooperation Movement. In January 1924, she was one of the two Indian National Congress delegates at the East African Indian Congress. Sarojini also actively campaigned for the Montagu-Chelmsford Reform and the Khilafat issue.
Naidu arrived in New York in October 1928 and was concerned with the unjust treatment of the African Americans and the Amerindians. Upon her return to India she became a member of Congress Working Committee.
On January 26, 1930 the National Congress proclaimed its independence from the British Empire. On May 5, Mohandas Gandhi was arrested. Naidu was arrested shortly thereafter and was in jail for several months. She, along with Gandhi, was released on January 31, 1931. Later that year, they were again arrested. Naidu was eventually released due to her poor health and Gandhi was released in 1933. In 1931, she participated in the Round Table Summit, along with Gandhiji and Pundit Malaviyaji. In 1942, she was arrested during the "Quit India" protest and stayed in jail for 21 months with Gandhiji. Naidu shared a warm relationship with Mohandas Gandhi, even calling him "Mickey Mouse".
At the Asian Relations Conference of March 1947, Naidu presided over the Steering Committee.
On August 15, 1947, with the independence of India, Naidu became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, India's first woman governor and she died in office on March 02, 1949 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sarojini Naidu was a child prodigy, freedom fighter and a poet. Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress and the first woman to become the governor of a state in India.
Literary contribution
In 1905, the first volume of her collection of poems was published as “The Golden Threshold”.
In 1912, the second volume was published as “The Bird of Time”.
In 1916, Naidu published the first biography of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, The Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity.
In 1917, the third volume was published as “The Broken Wing”.
Also were published, “The Magic Tree”, “The Wizard Mask”, and “A Treasury of Poems”.
Naidu writes:
Shall hope prevail where clamorous hate is rife,
Shall sweet love prosper or high dreams have place
Amid the tumult of reverberant strife
'Twixt ancient creeds, 'twixt race and ancient race,
That mars the grave, glad purposes of life,
Leaving no refuge save thy succoring face ?
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Published: April 29, 2007
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Email"When there is oppression, the only self-respecting thing is to rise and say this shall cease today, because my right is justice
"If you are stronger, you have to help the weaker boy or girl both in play and in the work."
Sarojini Chattopadhyaya was born on February 13, 1879 in Hyderabad, India as the eldest daughter of scientist-philosopher, Aghornath Chattopadhyaya, and Barada Sundari Devi, a poetess was born on 13 February 1879 in Hyderabad.. Her father was also a linguist, a crusader, who established the Nizam's College in Hyderabad in 1878, pioneering English and women's education.
She attained national fame for entering Madras University at the age of twelve. At sixteen, she travelled to England to study first at King's College, London, and Girton College, Cambridge. During this period her creative urge found expression in poems. She also happened to be a good singer. She learnt to speak Urdu, Telugu, English, Persian and Bengali. Her favourite poet was P.B. Shelley.
At the age of 15, she met Dr. Govindarajulu Naidu and fell in love with him. He was from South India. After finishing her studies at the age of 19, she married him during the time when inter-caste marriages were not allowed. Her marriage was a very happy one. They were married by the Brahmo Marriage Act (1872), in Madras in 1898. They had 4 children: Jayasurya, Padmaj, Randheer, and Leilamani.
She joined the Indian independence movement, in the wake of the aftermath of partition of Bengal in 1905. During 1903-17 Sarojini came into contact with Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Rabindranath Tagore, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Annie Besant, C.P.Rama Swami Iyer, Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
From 1915 to 1918 she lectured all over India on welfare of youth, dignity of labour, women's emancipation and nationalism. After meeting Jawaharlal Nehru in 1916, she took up the cause of the indigo workers of Champaran. In 1925 she was elected as the President of the Congress, the first Indian woman to hold the post.
In March 1919, the British government passed the Rowlatt Act by which the possession of seditious documents was deemed illegal. Mohandas Gandhi organized the Non-Cooperation Movement to protest and Naidu was the first to join the movement which the government worked to suppress.
In July 1919, Naidu became the Home Rule League's ambassador to England. In July 1920 she returned to India and on August 1, Mahatma Gandhi declared the Non-Cooperation Movement. In January 1924, she was one of the two Indian National Congress delegates at the East African Indian Congress. Sarojini also actively campaigned for the Montagu-Chelmsford Reform and the Khilafat issue.
Naidu arrived in New York in October 1928 and was concerned with the unjust treatment of the African Americans and the Amerindians. Upon her return to India she became a member of Congress Working Committee.
On January 26, 1930 the National Congress proclaimed its independence from the British Empire. On May 5, Mohandas Gandhi was arrested. Naidu was arrested shortly thereafter and was in jail for several months. She, along with Gandhi, was released on January 31, 1931. Later that year, they were again arrested. Naidu was eventually released due to her poor health and Gandhi was released in 1933. In 1931, she participated in the Round Table Summit, along with Gandhiji and Pundit Malaviyaji. In 1942, she was arrested during the "Quit India" protest and stayed in jail for 21 months with Gandhiji. Naidu shared a warm relationship with Mohandas Gandhi, even calling him "Mickey Mouse".
At the Asian Relations Conference of March 1947, Naidu presided over the Steering Committee.
On August 15, 1947, with the independence of India, Naidu became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, India's first woman governor and she died in office on March 02, 1949 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sarojini Naidu was a child prodigy, freedom fighter and a poet. Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress and the first woman to become the governor of a state in India.
Literary contribution
In 1905, the first volume of her collection of poems was published as “The Golden Threshold”.
In 1912, the second volume was published as “The Bird of Time”.
In 1916, Naidu published the first biography of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, The Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity.
In 1917, the third volume was published as “The Broken Wing”.
Also were published, “The Magic Tree”, “The Wizard Mask”, and “A Treasury of Poems”.
Naidu writes:
Shall hope prevail where clamorous hate is rife,
Shall sweet love prosper or high dreams have place
Amid the tumult of reverberant strife
'Twixt ancient creeds, 'twixt race and ancient race,
That mars the grave, glad purposes of life,
Leaving no refuge save thy succoring face ?
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