Category: Biography
Kanhopatara Kanhopatara, 1470, poet-saint of Maharashtra. She was the daughter of a dancing girl of Pandharpur, and was reputed to be very beautiful. She refused to follow the profession …
Anusuya Bai Kale Anusuya Bai Kale, 1896-1958, freedom fighter and political worker. Daughter of a lawyer, Sadashiv Bhate, she was born in Belgaum, and was married in 1916 to …
Subhadra Joshi Subhadra Joshi, 1919- , political worker. She originally started as a teacher, and later edited the underground political news-sheet Hamara Hindustan. She played a commendable role during …
Kalpana Datta Kalpana Datta, 1914- , freedom-fighter. Originally named Kalpana Dutt, she was the daughter of Shobhana Devi and Binodbehari Dutt of Bengal. She became involved in revolutionary movement …
Anandi Gopal Joshi Anandi Gopal Joshi, 1865-87, physician. One of the first women of her generation to take up a professional career, she was the daughter of Ganpatrao Joshi, …
Jodha Bai Jodha Bai, 1619. Rajput princess, one of the wives of Emperor Akbar. Her original name was Jagat Gosaini, or Balmati, she was called Jodha Bai as she …
Rattanbai Jinnah Rattanbai Jinnah, 1900-29. socialite, wife of Muhammad All Jinnah. Popularly called Rutty, she was the only daughter of the Parsi Millionaire Sir Dinshaw Petit. She married Jinnah …
Jindan Kaur Jindan Kaur, 1863, Queen-Regent of Punjab. Daughter of an officer in charge of royal kennels, she married Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) in 1835, and gave birth to a …
