Category: Biography
Nur Jahan Nur Jahan, d. 1646, Mughal princess, wife of Emperor Jahangir d. (1627). Originally named Mihr-un-Nisa, she was the daughter of Mirza Ghiyas Beg (Itmad-ud-Daula) a Persian refugee, …
Nur Bai Nur Bai, 1739, courtesan. A celebrated singer and dancer of Delhi, she so fascinated the Persian invader Nadir Shah with her performance, that he gave her an …
Sister Nivedita Sister Nivedita, 1867-1911, social and political worker. Originally named Margaret Elizabeth Noble, she was the eldest daughter of Samuel Richmond Noble and Mary Isabel, and was born …
Nirlep Kaur Nirlep Kaur, 1927- , political worker. Born in Patiala (Punjab), she was educated at Lahore and married to Rajdev Singh. She was previously associated with the Indian …
Vidyagauri Nilkanth Vidyagauri Nilkanth, 1876-1958, social worker. Born in a. middle class Brahmin family of Ahmedabad, she was the daughter of Gopilal Manilal Dhru, a government servant. She was …
Uma Nehru Uma Nehru, 1882, political and social worker. One of the-founders of the All India Women’s Conference, she was born at Agra on 8 April 1882, and was …
Swaroop Rani Nehru Swaroop Rani Nehru, 1869-1938, Political and social worker. Wife of Motilal Nehru, and mother of Jawaharlal Nehru, she, along with her husband gave up a life …
Rameshwari Nehru Rameshwari Nehru, 1886-1966, feminist and social worker. Daughter of Raja Narendranath, she was the wife of Brijlal Nehru, a well known political figure. She was very closely …
