Biography of Sarojini Naidu
Saroji Naidu also known
by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian
independence activist and 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 Uttar Pradesh state. was a great patriot, politician, orator and
administrator. of all the famous women of India, Mrs.Sarojinidevi Naidu's name
is at the top. Not only that, but she was truly one of the jewels of the world.
Being one of the most famous heroines of the 20th century, her birthday is
celebrated as "Women's Day".
Early Life
She was born in
Hyderabad. Sarojini Chattopadhyay, later Naidu belonged to a Bengali family of
Kulin Brahmins. But her father, Agorenath Chattopadhyay, after receiving a
doctor of science degree from Edinburgh University, settled in Hyderabad State,
where he founded and administered the Hyderabad College, which later became the
Nizam's College in Hyderabad. Sarojini Naidu's mother Barada Sundari Devi was a
poetess and used to write poetry in
Bengali. Sarojini Naidu was the eldest among the eight siblings. One of her
brothers Birendranath was a revolutionary and her other brother Harindranath
was a poet, dramatist, and actor.
Sarojini Naidu was a
brilliant student. She was proficient in Urdu, Telugu, English, Bengali, and
Persian. At the age of twelve, Sarojini Naidu attained national fame when she
topped the matriculation examination at Madras University. Her father wanted
her to become a mathematician or scientist but Sarojini Naidu was interested in
poetry. Once she was working on an algebra problem, and when she couldn't find
the solution she decided to take a break, and in the same book she wrote her
first inspired poetry. She got so enthused by this that she wrote "The
Lady of the Lake", a poem 1300 lines long. When her father saw that she
was more interested in poetry than mathematics or science, he decided to
encourage her. With her father's support, she wrote the play "Maher
Muneer" in the Persian language. Dr.Chattopadhyaya distributed some copies
among his friends and sent one copy to the Nawab of Hyderabad. Reading a
beautiful play written by a young girl, the Nizam was very impressed. The
college gave her a scholarship to study abroad. At the age of 16 she got
admitted to King's College of England.
Some of her outstanding
poems are:
- Coromandel FishersNightfall In The City Of Hyderabad
- In The Bazaars of HyderabadIndian Weavers
- Cradle SongAutumn Song
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