Category: Biography
Lakshmi N. Menon Lakshmi N. Menon, 1899- , political and social worker. Born in Trivandrum, she was the daughter of the distinguished educationist, Rama Varma Thampan. She was married …
Usha Mehta Usha Mehta, 1942-46, freedom fighter and teacher. A member of the Congress Socialist Party, she, along with her associates, organized a secret radio station during the Quit …
Sharada Behn Mehta Sharada Behn Mehta, 1882-1970, social and political worker. Born in a well known family of Gujarat, both her father, Gopilal Manilal Dhruv, and her mother, Balaben, …
Hansa Jivraj Mehta Hansa Jivraj Mehta, 1897- , political worker and educationist. Born on 3 July 1897, in Surat, she is the daughter of Sir Manubhai Mehta, the Diwan …
Mehtab Kaur Mehtab Kaur, 1786. Sikh princess. wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Daughter of Gurbaksh Singh of the Kanhya misl, and Sada Kaur, she was married to Ranjit Singh …
Meera Behn Meera Behn, 1892- , political and social worker. Daughter of the British admiral, Sir Edmond Slade, she was born in England and was originally named Madeleine Slade. …
Meera Bai Meera Bai, d. ca. 1564, poet-saint of Rajasthan. One of the most celebrated women-saints of India, and a great exponent of the mystic school of Hindi poetry, …
Hema Prabha Majumdar Hema Prabha Majumdar, 1882-1962, political worker. Born in an enlightened family of Noakhali district, Bengal, she was married to the well known leader, Basanta Kumar Mazumdar …
