Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu

  • Sarojini Naidu’s name will always be written in golden letters in Indian history as a well-known poetess, great freedom fighter and strong leader of the feminist movement.

  • Sarojini Naidu was one of the leading leaders in the country’s independence movement and she acted as a source of inspiration for her colleagues and Indian youth.

  • Sarojini Naidu was born on February 13, 1879. His father’s name was Aghornath Chattopadhyay and mother’s name was Varada Sundari.

  • His father wanted to see him advance in the field of science, but he was not interested in this field. After passing his matriculation examination at the age of 12, he was sent to England for higher education.

  • In England he was educated at ‘King’s College’ in London and ‘Garton College in Cambridge’. It is worth noting that at the age of 13, she wrote the poem ‘The Lady of the Lake’.

  • His famous works include Golden Threshold, The Bird of Time, The Broken Wing, Nilambu, Traveler’s Song, etc. Sarojini Naidu’s poetry collections Bird of Time and Broken Wing made her a well-known poet.

  • Like a great poetess, Sarojini Naidu was also a great freedom fighter. Once in 1902, Sarojini Naidu gave a rousing speech in Calcutta, which greatly impressed Gopalkrishna Gokhale.  In this way, Gokhale told him to move forward in politics.

  • Later in the year 1914, Sarojini Naidu met Gandhi in London. After meeting Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu’s political activism increased significantly and she became a vigorous spokesperson of the Congress.  He worked in many committees of the Congress and did the work of spreading awareness about the freedom movement across the country.

  • He returned his ‘Kaiser-e-Hind’ title in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Sarojini Naidu presided over the Kanpur Congress session of 1925.  In addition, he opposed the Rowlatt Act.

  • Sarojini Naidu was one of the volunteers who accompanied Gandhiji in the famous Salt Satyagraha of 1930. It is worth mentioning that when Mahatma Gandhi was invited to speak at the ‘Round Table Conference’, Sarojini Naidu was also included in the delegation with him.

  • When Gandhi was sent to jail in 1932, he gave the responsibility of giving speed and direction to the movement to Sarojini Naidu. During the ‘Quit India Movement’, when many big leaders of Congress including Gandhi were arrested, Sarojini Naidu was also arrested in it.  Apart from this, Sarojini played an important role in resolving disputes within the Congress on several occasions.

  • After India’s independence, she was appointed as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh and became the first Indian woman to be appointed to the post of Governor.

  • A great poet, apart from a great freedom fighter, Sarojini Naidu was also a top leader of the women’s liberation movement. She was also associated with India’s oldest and important women’s organization ‘All India Mahila Parishad’.  Today, this organization has contributed a lot to all the political, economic and legal rights that Indian women have got.

  • On March 2, 1949, this immortal daughter of Mother India died. In Indian history, this great heroine will always be remembered by the generations to come as ‘Bharat Nightingale’, ‘National Leader’ and ‘Supporter of Women’s Liberation Movement’.

yojna ias daily current affairs 15 feb 2022

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