Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary

Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary 

    13th February is celebrated as the birth anniversary of the Nightingale of India i.e. Sarojini Naidu. She was born on  13 February 1879 in Hyderabad to scientist and philosopher Aghornath Chattopadhyaya and Barada Sundari Devi. She was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress and also the first woman governor of an Indian state that is Governor of United Province which is now known as Uttar Pradesh.

Born: 13 February, 1879
Place of Birth: Hyderabad
Father: Aghore Nath Chattopadhyay
Mother: Barada Sundari Devi
Spouse: Padipati Govindarajulu Naidu
Children: 4 namely Jayasurya, Padmaja, Randheer and Leilamani
Studied at: University of Madras, London King's College, Cambridge
Associations and Movements: Indian National Congress, Indian National Movement and Indian Independence Movement
Political ideology: Right-winged, Non-Violence
Publications: The Golden Threshold (1905), The Bird of Time (1912), Mohammad Jinnah: An Ambassador of Unity (1916), The Broken Wing (1917), The Feather of the Dawn (1961), The Indian Fantasy, Ecstasy, The Queen’s Rival, The Royal Tombs of Golconda, The Snake Charmer etc.
Death: 2 March, 1949
Memorial or Institutions: Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Sarojini Naidu College for Women, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad, India