“s nationalism depended on women”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
Figure timeline
Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu was an Indian political activist and poet who served as the first Governor of United Provinces, after India's independence. She played an important role in the Indian independence movement against the British Raj. She was the first Indian woman to be president of the Indian National Congress and appointed governor of a state.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
culture · Indian political activist and poet (1879–1949) · poet · politician · independence activist · freedom fighter · writer · also Sarojini Naidu, Sarojini Chattopadhyay, Nightingale of India, Bhārata Kōkila, Bulbul-e-Hind, Naidu
Born 13 February 1879 · Died 2 March 1949 · Q250165
40 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
Photos & media
9 photos
🔊 How to say “Sarojini Naidu”
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
In the news
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Recent highlights
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
- Quote
- Milestone
2026· 3 entries
lokmattimes.com: Sarojini naidu medical college, College in Agra, India
- #news
- #headline
Hindustan Times: Quote of the day by Sarojini Naidu: ‘When there is oppression, the only self-respecting thing is to rise and say…' | Hindustan Times
- #news
- #headline
2025· 3 entries
rediff.com: History In A Minute: Sarojini Naidu
- #news
- #headline
iDIVA: National Women’s Day: 10 Interesting Facts About Sarojini Naidu On Her 146th Birth Anniversary
- #news
- #headline
The Free Press Journal: Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary: Know All About 'The Nightingale Of India' Who Fueled Women's Rights Movement
- #news
- #headline
2024· 4 entries
Mid Day: Malishka Mendonsa on playing Sarojini Naidu in ‘Freedom At Midnight’: ‘In my past life I was her’
- #news
- #headline
Hindustan Times: Recalling Songs of Spring that Sprang forth from Sarojini Naidu
- #news
- #headline
India TV: Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary: 10 inspirational quotes by freedom fighter and 'Nightingale of India'
- #news
- #headline
India TV: Sarojini Naidu's 145th Birth Anniversary: Why is it celebrated as National Women's Day?
- #news
- #headline
2020· 1 entry
A biopic was announced, titled Sarojini, to be directed by Akash Nayak and Dhiraj Mishra, and starring Dipika Chikhlia as Naidu
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2014· 1 entry
Google India commemorated Naidu's 135th birth anniversary with a Google Doodle
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1975· 1 entry
The Government of India Films Division produced a twenty-minute documentary about Naidu's life, "Sarojini Naidu – The Nightingale of India", directed by Bhagwan Das Garga
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1949· 1 entry
Died 1949-03-02.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #death
1947· 2 entries
Career landmark: Governor of Uttar Pradesh (1947–1949).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
Naidu was appointed the governor of the United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh), making her India's first woman governor
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1946· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Constituent Assembly of India (1946).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1942· 1 entry
For her participation in the Quit India Movement
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1931· 1 entry
However, Naidu and other leaders of the Congress Party participated in the Second Round Table Conference headed by Viceroy Lord Irwin in the wake of the Gandhi-Irwin pact
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1930· 2 entries
Naidu wrote a pamphlet that would be handed out to women with the goal of bringing them into the political struggle
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Gandhi initially did not want to permit women to join the Salt March, because it would be physically demanding with a high risk of arrest
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1928· 1 entry
Travelled in the United States to promote nonviolent resistance
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1927· 1 entry
Naidu was a founding member of the All India Women's Conference
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1925· 3 entries
Naidu was the first Indian female president of the Indian National Congress
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
And, when India achieved its independence, became the Governor of the United Provinces in 1947
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Demonstrating how influential she was as a political voice
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1924· 1 entry
Naidu represented the Indian National Congress at the East African Indian National Congress
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1919· 2 entries
As a part of the All India Home Rule League as a part of her continued efforts to advocate for independence from British rule
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Naidu, as representative of the WIA, went to plead for the franchise of women before a Joint-Select Committee of Parliament in London
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1918· 1 entry
Naidu moved a resolution on women's franchise to the Eighteenth Session of the Bombay Provincial Conference and to the special session of Congress held in Bombay
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1917· 1 entry
Naidu sponsored the establishment of the Women's Indian Association, which finally provided a platform for women to discuss their complaints and demand their rights
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1912· 1 entry
"In the Bazaars of Hyderabad" remains one of her most popular poems
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1911· 1 entry
Which she later returned in protest over the April 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1909· 1 entry
And in 1914 she met Mahatma Gandhi, whom she credited with inspiring a new commitment to political action
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1906· 1 entry
Naidu spoke to the Social Council of Calcutta in order to advocate for the education of Indian women
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1904· 1 entry
Naidu became an increasingly popular orator, promoting Indian independence and women's rights, especially women's education
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1902· 1 entry
Naidu entered the world of politics after being urged by Om Shanti, an important leader of the nationalist movement
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1898· 1 entry
Chattopadhyay returned to Hyderabad in 1898.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #life
- #marriage
1879· 2 entries
Born 1879-02-13.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #birth
Sarojini Naidu was born in Hyderabad on 13 February 1879 to Aghorenath Chattopadhyay.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #life
- #personal-life