Tag: Biography Indian Women
Leela Roy Leela Roy, 1900-70, .freedom fighter. Daughter of Girish Chandra Nag, a civil servant with nationalist sympathies, she was born in Goalrara, Assam. She had a brilliant educational …
Kamini Roy Kamini Roy, 1864-1933, Bengali writer and philanthropist. Daughter of Chandi Charan Sen, a Brahmo, who was himself a noted writer, she had a brilliant educational career at …
Roy Ellen Roy Ellen, d. 1960. radical leader. Originally named Ellen Gottschaulk, she became a close associate of M. N. Roy in his revolutionary activities in Europe and Mexico. …
Roshani Begun Roshani Begun, later 18th cent., princess of Mysore. Mother of Fath Haider, the eldest son of Tipu Sultan, she became a prisoner of the British after the …
Roshanara Begum Roshanara Begum, d. 1671, Mughal princess. Fifth child of Emperor Shahjahan and Mumtaz Mahal, she was born at Burhanpur, and was only a year elder than Aurangzeb. …
Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy, 1886-1968, social worker. First woman medical graduate of Madras University, she soon built up a large practice, but later gave it up to …
Raziya Sultana Raziyya, or Raziyyat-ud-Din, d. 1240, Sultana of Delhi, 1236-40. Daughter of Sultan Iltutmish, who chose her to succeed him in preference to his son, she was the …
Rani Rashmoni Rani Rashmoni, 1793-1861, philanthrophist. She was the daughter of Harekrishna Das, a labourer who lived in Halishahat, in 24-Parganas. Her mother died when she was only seven. …
