Tag: Biography Indian Women
Putla Bai Putla Bai, d.1680, Mahratha princess. One of the eight wives of Shivaji, she was married to him in 1653. She became a sati on the death of …
Pushpavati Pushpavati, d. 770. Rajput princess, Daughter of a Paramara prince, she was the queen of Siladitya of Vallabhi, in Kathiawar. Only royal lady to escape alive after the …
Amrita Pritam Amrita Pritam, 1919- , Punjabi poet and writer. One of the most well known of the modern Punjabi writers, she is the author of over 15 novels …
Prabhjot Kaur Prabhjot Kaur, 1927- , poet and political worker. Born in Langarial in Punjab on 6 July 1927, she was the daughter of Sardar Nidhan Singh and was …
Prabhavati Gupta Prabhavati Gupta, d. 455, Gupta’ princess. Daughter of Gupta emperor, Chandragupta Vikramaditya (376-414) she was the wife of King Rudrasena II of Deccan. She ruled the Kingdom …
Prabhavati Devi Prabhavati Devi, 1906-73, political and social worker. Daughter of Kishore Prasad of Bihar, an associate of Mahatma Gandhi, she was the wife of Jayaprakash Narayan. She worked …
Patachara Patachara, 560-480 B.C., Buddhist nun. Daughter of a rich trader of Sravasti, she married a youth of his own choice which displeased her parents, and she left her …
Parthal Parthal, later named Nahal, fl.1405-68, Bahmani princess. Daughter of a Brahman goldsmith of Mudkal, in Raichur doab, on the outskirts of the Vijayanagar empire, she rejected the proposal …
