Category: Biography
Channamma Channamma, 1778-1829, Rani of Kittur, Belgaum Dist., Maharostra. She continued to resist the British even after the fall of the Peshwa in 1818. It was only in 1829, …
Chandi Chandi, Justice Anna, b. 1905, judge. Born in Trivandrum (Kerala) she was one of the earliest lady students to graduate from Travancore State. She enrolled herself as an …
Chandravati Chandravati, early 18th cent., Vaishnava poet of Bengal. Only daughter of the poet and singer, Bansidas of Mymensing, she inherited much of her literary gifts from her father. …
Chandraprabha Chandraprabha, later 18th cent., Assamese princess. Wife of Tamradhwaja, ruler of Kachar, she was exceptionally beautiful, and is one of the most romantic names in the history …
Chand Kaur Chand Kaur, 1842, Rani of Punjab. She was the wife of Maharaja Kharak Singh who succeeded his father, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, at his death in 1839. Her …
Chand Bibi Chand Bibi, d. 1599, queen-regent of Bijapur. She was the daughter of Hussain Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar and was married to Ali Adil Shah of Bijapur. On …
Chakravarty, Renu Chakravarty, Renu, 1917- , political worker. A communist leader of Bengal, she was also elected a member of the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946. She was …
Perin Captain Perin Captain, 1880-1958, political worker. Grand-daughter of Dadabhai Naoroji, she was educated in Bombay and Paris, and became a political worker since 1910. She started wearing Khadi …
