Nandini Satpathy: An Eight Year Old Girl Who Took Off the British Flag
Nandini Satpathy served as a minister in the Indira Gandhi government before being chosen as CM of Odisha. In her …Read more »
Women
Zinat Un Nisa Masjid: Which was used by the British as barrack and later as a bakery.
Zinat Un Nisa Masjid: Which was used by the British as barrack and later as a bakery.
Hajj In The Time Of Imperialism: The formidable Begums, the Hajj, the memoirs.
This article throws light on one such Hajj expedition undertaken by Nawab Sikandar Begum of Bhopal.
Indira Gandhi, Elephant Ride, Bihar & Dalit Massacre : Story Of A Comeback
The ouster of Indira Gandhi in 1977 and the formation of the Janata Party-led government at the centre resulted in …Read more »
Meena Kumari Who Willed Her Estate For The Blind Students
The trust organized a special premier of ‘Gomti ke Kinare’, the last movie of Meena Kumari, and raised Rupees 50,000 …Read more »
Moondar : Muslim Friend of Rani Lakshmibai Who Martyred Herself For The Motherland
John Venables Sturt, who was stationed near Jhansi during 1857, claimed that the Muslim woman accompanying Rani was Moondar and …Read more »
LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU – THE UNSUNG PIONEER FOR INTRODUCING “SMALLPOX INOCULATION”`
British writer and explorer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 - 1762). How One Daring Woman Introduced the Idea of Smallpox …Read more »
Rassundari Devi : Bengali Woman Who Rebelled Against the 19th Century Patriarchal Society
Rassundari Devi’s story is around one and a half century old. Circumstances have changed and women can now come out …Read more »
Neelo & Habib Jalib : A story of resistance to tyrant Pakistani Dictator
Neelo was a popular film actress in Pakistan during the 1960s. Born into a Catholic family as Cynthia Alexander Fernandes, …Read more »
Abadi Bano Begum: The forgotten ‘Mother India’.
Abadi Bano Begum, mother of Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali who were also part of the Indian national movement had …Read more »
When Bi Amma (mother of Ali Brothers) addressed public along with Mahatma Gandhi in a veil (Burkha)
Following is the diary entry made by Mahadev Desai, secretary of Mahatma Gandhi, regarding the Moradabad conference (10th October, 1920) …Read more »
Zinatun Nissa Begum and Shivaji Maharaj – And story of two mosques.
In return; later when Shahu returned to Maharashtra he commissioned a Mosque in memory of Zinatun Nisa Begum- ‘Begum Masjid’ …Read more »
Begum Anees Kidwai : Freedom Fighter Who Chronicled The Lives Of Women During Partition.
Begum Anees Kidwai (1906–1982) was a writer, an activist and a politician from Uttar Pradesh. She worked towards peace and …Read more »
Princess Durru Shehvar : A Turkish Princess Married to an Indian Prince.
Princess Durru Shehvar was a beautiful princess, sought by the Shah of Persia and King Fuad I of Egypt as …Read more »
Indian Mutiny And The Calamity That Descended Upon The Women of Delhi
An account provided by Mirza Asadullah Ghalib in his many letters to his friends and students about the misfortunes that …Read more »
Sumati Morarjee: The Mother of Indian Shipping
The inspiring story of Sumati Morarjee, the first lady of Indian shipping, from independence activist to pioneering businesswoman.
