Sarojini Naidu

The end

Sarojini Naidu was a very jolly person by nature. She loved calling names to Gandhiji with affection without forfeiting the reverence. She would call him ‘Micky Mouse’ or ‘Dwarf’ or ‘Little man’. Sometimes she would say that Gandhiji was her Krishna and she was his humble flute.About Jawaharlal she once said, ‘Prime Ministers come and […]

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Free India

What always troubled Sarojini was the fear of disharmony between Hindu and Muslims. She always urged Muslims to consider themselves sons of the soil and banish fears of injustice by the majority. She wanted Hindus and Muslims to live like brothers.In March, 1942 Cripps Mission arrived in India. Its aim was to explore the possibilities

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Differences in congress

In 1935 Congress celebrated its golden jubilee at Bombay.Meanwhile the British government had made some moves to appease Indians by holding the carrot of the participation in the provincial governments. The Congress party had taken part in the elections held under the new provisions and won majority in many assemblies. Some Congress leaders thought that

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Full freedom

Soon after her return she again had to go abroad with her daughter Padamja to S. Africa to preside over East African Congress in 1929.Meanwhile Congress session was scheduled to be held in the month of December. Jawahar Lal Nehru was nominated to be its president.Sarojini wrote to him—My dear Jawahar,I think tomorrow your father

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Sarojini revolts

In December, 1919 Montague-Chemsford suggested reforms were made into a law through an ordnance. It rocked the country and gave birth to ‘Khilafat’ movement.The colonial rulers made up their minds to crush the movement by giving sweeping powers to the police.A committee was formed under Justice Rawlett which suggested some draconian measures. The British got

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On political stage

‘When animosity, terror and violent explosions will cease,And the life will be reborn, on the eve of new peace,Your affection will express thanks in memories,Of those comrades who fought in your fearless ranks,And you will honour the valour in immortal sons,At that hour remember the blood of my martyr sons’.Sarojini Naidu’s political innings had in

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The events after

Sarojini’s return to home was not all joy. She found that her father Dr. Aghornath Chattopadhyaya was seriously ill. She rushed to Calcutta to be by the side of his bed.Dr. Chattopadhyaya passed away in the month of February, 1915.It was such a grave loss that nothing could fill it up for her. The poetess

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Poetess Sarojini

As soon as Sarojini stepped into her teens in 1894 the budding poetess in her showed up.She wrote a poem titled ‘Love’. It revealed her youthful zeal for life. A dreamy teenager was declaring her commitment and paying tributes to true spontaneous natural love.This love and commitment remained ever her guiding principles of life.Her first

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Sarojini Naidu

‘There is no birth and no death,Only the soul keeps seekingnew levels of truth,High, higher and still higher.Above words were articulated by the famed educationist Shri Aghornath Chattopadhyaya, the father of Sarojini Naidu, a prominent female figure who played a significant role in the freedom movement of India. So significant that if we scan any

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