Mediyaan YuvaInteresting Information Capsules Regarding Smt. Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Devi was born on the 13th of February in 1879 at Hyderabad.
Sarojini Naidu belonged to a Bengali family.
Sarojini Naidu is the author of the poetry collections – ‘The Golden Threshold’, ‘The Bird of Time’, ‘The Broken Wing’ and ‘The Feather of the Dawn’.
During the World War years, Sarojini was a member of the Lyceum, a Ladies Club, which made clothes for the soldiers.
The All-India Congress Committee Session of Kanpur was presided by Sarojini Naidu.
One of Sarojini Naidu’s important poems is ‘The Gift of India’. The poem is about the contributions of the Indian soldiers fighting in the British army for the victory of the allied forces in the First World War.
Sarojini Naidu’s brother Harindranath Chattopadhyay became a well-known poet and playwright.
Sarojini ji participated in the Salt Satyagraha in 1930.Soon, she occupied an important place in Indian public life. She participated in several peace talks. She attended the 1931 Round Table Conference held at London with Gandhiji. She also worked for Hindu Muslim unity. She became the President of the Inter-Asian Relations Conference. She later became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
By Dr. S. Padmapriya
Educator and writer