Biography of Sarojini Naidu

Biography of Sarojini Naidu

Introduction:

Sarojini Naidu was a freedom fighter and poet of our country India. She has also been the President of the Indian National Congress and was later appointed as the Governor of the United Provinces. She is known as the Nightingale of India and was the first Indian woman to be appointed as Uttar Pradesh Governor of India. She was a vigorous participant in the Indian independence movement.

Sarojini Naidu also called for Gandhiji by joining the national movement and collaborated with him in the popular Salt March. Sarojini's daughter Padmaja also joined the freedom movement and was also a part of the Quit India movement. Soon after Indian independence, she was appointed as the Governor of the state of West Bengal.

Early life:

Sarojini Naidu was born on13 February 1879 in Hyderabad, India. Her father Aghornath Chattopadhyay was a noted scholar and mother was a poetess and wrote in Bengali. Having a sharp intellect since childhood, she passed the 12 th examination at a tender age of 12 with good marks and composed a poem called Lady of the Lake at the age of 13. She went to England in 1895 to pursue higher education and continued to write poems along with studies. The Golden Threshold was her first poetry collection. Her second and third poems Bird of Time and Broken Wing made her a well-known poetess.

Sarojini was a very good student since childhood, she had very good knowledge of Urdu, Telugu, English, Bengali, and other languages. At the age of 12, Sarojini Ji topped the matriculation examination at Madras University, which earned her much acclaim and name. Sarojini's father wanted her to become a scientist or to study further in Gadit, but she was interested in writing poetry, she would once write a 1300 line poem in her book of Gadit, which her father was amazed to see and After copying it, we get it distributed everywhere.

Contribution:

Sarojini Naidu was actually one of the gems of 20th century India. That title was known as "Bharat Kokila". Her contribution was not only limited to the field of politics, but she was also a famous poet. At a young age, Naheedu's play "Maher Munir", has attracted scholarships for study abroad.

She was informed about the struggle for independence for the political giants of European countries, she had visited. She married Dr. Muthyala Govindarajulu Naidu, a South India. Intergenerational marriage was not acceptable in society when the marriage took place at a time. Her acts helped raise many eyebrows. In 1905, a collection of poems, which she composed, was published under the title "Golden Threshold".

Sarojini Naidu & Mahatma Gandhi

National Movement :

Sarojini Naidu left the partition of Bengal in 1905 and it was decided to join the Indian freedom struggle. She later met regularly with Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who initiated her to the stalwarts of the Indian independence movement. She met Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, CP Ramaswamy Iyer, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. With such an encouraging atmosphere, Sarojini later moved on to become the leader of the Indian National Congress Party. She traveled extensively to the United States and several European countries as a flag bearer of the Indian nationalist struggle.

Congress President:

Shortly Sarojini Naidu became a national leader. She became regarded as one of the distinguished leaders of the 'Indian National Congress'. In 1925, she was elected the president of the Kanpur session of the Indian National Congress. By then she had worked with Gandhiji for ten years and had deep political experience. Before independence, being the president of the Congress in India was a great national honor and when it was given to a woman, its importance increased even more. Gandhi Ji welcomed Sarojini Naidu as the Congress chief in very encouraging words, 'For the first time, an Indian woman will get the honor of getting this greatest gift of the country.'

Governor :

After the attainment of independence, the leaders who took the country to that goal now had a different task. Till today she had struggled. But now the responsibility of nation-building fell on her shoulders. Some leaders got jobs in government machinery and administration. Sarojini Naidu was also one of them. She was appointed as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. it was the largest province in the country in terms of growth and population.

Accepting that position, she said, 'I am feeling like a' bird of the jailed '. But she could not defer to the wish of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for whom she had deep love and affection. She, therefore, settled in Lucknow and performed her political duties by courtesy and dignified behavior there.

Conclusion:

After the independence of the country in 1947, Sarojini was made the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, she was the first woman governor. On 2 March 1949, while working in the office, she came to HeartAttack and died. Sarojini Ji is a symbol of ideal for all women of the country, she was a strong woman, from whom we get inspiration.



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