Category: Biography
Tace Bai Tace Bai, 1857. Rani of Jaloun, in Central India. Daughter of Gopal Rao, descendent of a Raja of Jaloun, she was sanctioned a pension by the British …
Swarna Kumari Swarna Kumari Devi, 1855-1932, Bengali poet and writer. The tenth of the 14 children of Devendranath Tagore, and elder sister of the poet, Tagore, she was educated …
Ammu Swaminathan Ammu Swaminathan, 1894- , political and social worker. A native of Kerala, she was associated with the Indian National Congress since 1930. She was elected to the …
Sushila Devi Sushila Devi, 1904-63. freedom-fighter. She was closely associated with Bhagat Singh and his party, and played a prominent role in the Civil Disobedience Movement during 1932-34, as …
Supriya Supriya, 560-480 B.C., Buddhist nun. Daughter of Anathpundika, a rich merchant of Sravasti, she took a vow for the removal of famine which ravaged in Sravasti in the …
Mata Sundari Mata Sundari, (i. 1747, Sikh saint. Wife of the tenth guru, Gobind Singh (d. 1708) she was left in Punjab while her husband proceeded to Deccan in …
Sultan Jahan Begum Sultan Jahan Begum, 1858-1930, Ruler of Bhopal. Third woman ruler to rule Bhopal in succession, she was the daughter of Begum Shah Jahan and Bakshi Baqi …
Suja Bai Suja Bai, d.1535, Rajput princess. Sister of Rao Sarjurnal, the ruler of Bundi, she was married to Rana Ratan of Chittor ; while the Rana’s sister married …
