Category: Biography
Didda Didda, 1003, Queen of Kashmir. She was the wife of Kshema Gupta, who was a ruler only in name, and all the authority was exercised by her. After …
Dhania Mahrin Dhania Mahrin, 1827-37, maidservant. One of the most colourful figures in the history of the Nawabs of Avadh, she was originally a maidservant in the imperial household. …
Dewal Devi Dewal Devi, early 14th cent., princess of Gujarat. She was the daughter of Karnadeva, the last Chalukyan ruler of Gujarat. Her mother, Kamala Devi, was seized by …
Devi Devi, 3rd cent., B.C., queen of Asoka. Daughter of a merchant, of Bedisa (now in Madhya Pradesh) she caught the eye of young Asoka (d. 232 B.C.) when …
Durgabai Deshmukh Durgabai Deshmukh, 1910- , political and social worker. Born in a village near Rajamundry in Andhra Pradesh, she was married at the age of eight years, …
Kamala Das Gupta Kamala Das Gupta, 1907, revolutionary and social worker. Born in a respectable Bengali family of Dacca, she came under the influence of the revolutionary movement while …
Santi Das Santi Das 1916, revolutionary. Daughter of Devendranath Ghose, she joined the Jugantar party of Bengal while in her teens. She along with her colleague, Suniti, shot dead …
Bina Das Bina Das, 1911, revolutionary. Daughter of Sarla and Benimadhav Das of Calcutta, she took a prominent part in the demonstration against the Simon Commission, and served as …
