Category: Biography
Kasturba Gandhi Kasturba Gandhi, 1869-1944. social and political worker, wife of Mahatma Gandhi. Daughter of a prosperous businessman of Porbander, Kathiawar, she was married at the age of 13 …
Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi (Priya Darshini) 1917- political leader and Prime Minister, 1966-67. Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamla Nehru, she was born at Allahabad on 19 November 1917. …
Ganapamba Ganapamba, 1293, Andhra ruler. She was the second daughter of the Kakatiya ruler, Ganpati Deva, and the younger sister of Queen Rudramba. She was married for political reasons …
Rani Gaidinliu Rani Gaidinliu1915- , Naga queen and freedom fighter. She was the daughter of Lothonang, an influential chief of Nung Kao village in west Manipur. While only 13, …
Fattoh Fattoh, 1765, Rani of Patiala. Daughter of Chowdhari Khan, a zamindar of Kalka, she was married t,) Ala Singh of Patiala, and was his only wife. She bore …
Fatima Fakh-un-Nissa Fatima or Fakh-un-Nissa, fl. mid 18th cent., wife of Hyder Ali of Mysore. Daughter of Mir Muin-ud-Din, a governor of Cuddapah, she married Hyder Ali of Mysore, …
Faridonji, Rustomji Faridonji, Rustomji, 1956, social worker. Prominent in the work for civic and political rights of women, she was an associate of Margaret Cousins. She also worked for …
Fakhr-un-Nisa Begum Fakhr-un-Nisa Begum, 1564, Afghan princess. She was the daughter of Malt Chuchak Begum of Kabul, and was married by her mother to Abu’l-Mali, a fugitive who had …
