Madam Cama – Madam Cama
was a prominent personality of the Indian Nationalist Movement. On
August 22, 1907, she raised the flag for India's Independence at the
International Socialist Conference in Stuttgart, Germany.
Kasturba Gandhi - Kasturba
Mohandas Gandhi was the wife of Mahatma Gandhi. Working closely with
her husband, Kasturba Gandhi became a political activist fighting
for civil rights and Indian independence from the British.
Rani Laxmibai - Laxmibai,
the Rani of Jhansi, born as Manikarnika, was the queen & warrior
of the Maratha-ruled Jhansi State, situated in the north-central
part of India. She was one of the leading figures of the Indian
Rebellion of 1857 and became for Indian nationalists a symbol of
resistance to the British Raj.
Noor Jahan - Noor Jahan was
an empress who belonged to the great Mughal Dynasty. Noor Jahan was
the wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Her real name was
Mehr-un-Nisaa. Noor Jahan's great poetic works, along with her
interests in the traditional Persian culture of perfume-making,
jewellery, rich fabrics and newest designed fashionable attire, form
a significant source of the Mughal's contribution to India.
Mumtaz Mahal - Mumtaz Mahal
was the beloved wife of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, in whose fond
memory and tribute to her beauty was the grand monument of the Taj
Mahal built.
Dr. Annie Besant – Dr.
Annie Besant was a prominent Theosophist, social reformer, political
leader, women's rights activist, writer and orator. She was of Irish
origin and made India her second home. She fought for the rights of
Indian In 1916, she founded Home Rule League which advocated self
rule by Indians. She became the President of Indian National
Congress in 1917. She was the first woman to hold that post.
Vijaya Laxmi Pandit -
Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit was an Indian diplomat and politician.
She was the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru. She was the first Indian
woman to hold a cabinet post. In 1953, she became the first woman
President of the United Nations General Assembly.
Indira Gandhi - Indira
Gandhi was a key 20th century stateswoman, a central figure of the
Indian National Congress party and to date the only female Prime
Minister of India. She served as Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977
and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
Sarojini Naidu - Sarojini
Naidu was a distinguished poet & a renowned freedom fighter. She
was famously known as Bharatiya Kokila (The Nightingale of India).
Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the President of
the Indian National Congress and the first woman to become the
governor of a state in India.
Mother Teresa - Mother
Teresa was one of the great servants of humanity. She was an
Albanian Catholic nun who came to India and founded the Missionaries
of Charity in Kolkata. Her selfless work among the poverty-stricken
people of Kolkata is an inspiration for people all over the world
and she was honored with Nobel Prize for her work.
Rajmata Scindia - Vijaya
Raje Scindia known popularly as the Rajmata Scindia of Gwalior was a
prominent Indian political personality. In the days of the British
Raj, as consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, Jivajirao
Scindia, she ranked among the highest
royal figures of the land. In later life, she became a politician of
considerable influence and was elected repeatedly to both houses of
the Indian parliament.
Protima Bedi - Protima Bedi
was an Indian model turned Odissi exponent. Her most important
contribution to the field of classical Indian dance was with the
establishment of 'Nrityagram', a dance institute, near Bangalore.
Mrinali Sarabhai -
Mrinalini Sarabhai was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and
instructor. She was the founder of the Darpana Academy of Performing
Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and
puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad. She trained over 18,000 students
in Bharatnatyam and Kathakali.
Sonal Mansingh - Sonal
Mansingh is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer of Odissi
dancing style; who is also proficient in other Indian classical
dancing styles including Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi and Chhau. She has
won many awards, including the Padma Bhushan (1992), Sangeet Natak
Akademi Awardin 1987 and the Padma Vibhushan, India's the second
highest civilian award, in 2003.
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