Category: Biography
Yakini Mahattara Yakini Mahattara, 7th cent., Jaina scholar. She defeated a Brahmin scholar, Haribhadra, in arguments, who thereupon became her disciple and accepted the Jaina faith. She was vastly …
Preeti Waddadar Preeti Waddadar, d. 1930. revolutionary. She was very closely associated with the Chittagong Armoury Raid, in April 1930. She led an attack on Pahartjli Railway Officers’ Club, …
Vishnupriya Vishnupriya, 1500 Vaishnava devotee. Daughter of a rich court priest, she was married to Chaitanya, then called Vishwambara, when his first wife died. When Chaitanya renounced his home …
Vishakha Vishakha, 560-480 B.C. Buddhist saint. Married to Punna -vaddhana, son of a rich banker of Sravasti, she gave away her enormous wealth to Buddha for the cause of …
Ben kamma Ben kamma, Venkamamba fl. 1840, Telegu saint and poet. Born in an orthodox Brahmin family, she was the daughter of one Krishnayya and his wife Mangamamba, and …
Mahadevi Verma Mahadevi Verma, b. 1917, poet. One of the most famous Hindi poets of the century, she was born at Farrukhabad, U.P., but spent most of her life …
Vadava Pratitheyi Vadava Pratitheyi, 2000 B.C., Vedic sage. One of the Vedic teachers of ancient times, tribute of respect had to be paid to her at the time of …
Urmila Devi Urmila Devi,1883-1956, political and social worker. She was born in a prosperous Hindu family of Dacca, and was the sister of Chittranjan Das, the great leader. She …
