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Words and poems can change hearts.
Sarojini Naidu wrote beautiful poems. Then she used her sweet words to fight for India's freedom. She marched with Bapu and went to jail. She became the first woman governor of an Indian state.
✨ Sarojini Naidu in 1 minute
- She wrote her first long poem at about 13.
- In 1925 she became the first Indian woman president of the Congress.
- She led the salt satyagraha at Dharasana in 1930.
- Her birthday, 13 February, is National Women's Day.
🤯 Unknown facts about Sarojini Naidu
- At about 12, she wrote a poem 1,300 lines long.
- The Nizam of Hyderabad gave her a scholarship to study in England.
- In 1898 she married outside her caste, which was very rare at that time.
- She joked with Bapu and called him "Mickey Mouse".
She could have lived a quiet life as a famous poet. Instead she marched, spoke and went to jail for India.
Think about it📜 Sarojini Naidu timeline: life story year by year
- 1879
Born on 13 February in Hyderabad.
- 1905
Her book of poems, "The Golden Threshold", came out.
- 1925
Became president of the Indian National Congress.
- 1930
Joined the Salt Satyagraha. After Bapu's arrest, she led the march at Dharasana.
- 1942
Went to jail during the Quit India movement.
- 1947
Became Governor of the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh), the first woman governor in India.
- 1949
Died on 2 March in Lucknow.
🌙 A Sarojini Naidu story to tell your child
People tell this story. Young Sarojini was given a hard maths problem by her father. She tried and tried, but it would not work out.
Feeling bored, she put down her pencil and wrote a poem instead.
Her father saw the poem and smiled. He knew his daughter was a poet.
Later, her poems and speeches made millions of Indians feel proud and brave.
🌱 What Sarojini Naidu teaches our children
Women can lead
She showed girls they can lead a whole country.
Joy
She laughed a lot and made even Bapu smile.
🙏 Thank you. Tell your child one thing you learned today.
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