‘Bharat Kokila’ Sorijini Naidu’s birthday is celebrated every year on 13th February as National Women’s Day. Being a child prodigy, poet, writer and social activist, she is known as the face of women empowerment.
On her 143rd birth anniversary, let’s know about her influential personality.
Born on 13th February 1879 in Hyderabad, her father was Dr Aghore Nath Chattopadhyay who was a scientist, philosopher, and educator who founded the Nizam College of Hyderabad and her mother Varada Sundari Devi was a great poet.
From the childhood, she had good command on poetry and at the age of twelve, she wrote a 1300-line poem ‘Lady of the Lake’ in six days.’
For her great work in Poetry, she was awarded with the title ‘Nightingale of India’. She had great interest in writing and even Nawab of Hyderabad was left impressed with her amazing work in Poetry.
She was a great fan of Mahatma Gandhi and a brave woman who played a major role in India’s Freedom Struggle. As she was the close adherent of Mahatma Gandhi, she played a pivotal role in Civil Disobedience Movement. Other than this, she was the first female President of Indian National Congress and first female Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
In 1929, she was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal by the British for her contribution during the plague epidemic in the country.
This courageous lady handled every challenge with grace hence she is known as the face of women empowerment.
Sarojini was a social activist and was an inspiring woman who did several things to bring change in society.
After a cardiac arrest, she left her heavenly abode on March 2nd, 1949 at government house in Lucknow at the age of 70. She is remembered as a brave lady.
EBNW Story shares a few inspirational quotes of Sarojini Naidu Sarojini Naidu who is remembered as one of the most notable poets of India:
Here are some famous and inspirational quotes given by her:
We want deeper sincerity of motive, greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.
A country’s greatness is established on the foundations of its love and sacrifice.
My heart is weak and unhappy alone. It looks like ambitions like fluttering leaves have gone.
Sense of justice is the main objective of the Isle of man because of the vibrant principles that it offers.
It implies the victory and glory that is to be achieved. Since after a night of misery, comes the morning, bearing with it, the hope for a better tomorrow and the hope for glory is being understood in these lines.
I am not ready to die because it requires infinitely greater courage to live.
Nay, do not weep; new hopes, new dreams, new faces,The unspent joy of all the unborn years, Will prove your heart a traitor to its sorrow And make your eyes unfaithful to their tears
