Tag: Biography Indian Women
C.B. Muthamma C.B. Muthamma, career diplomat. First woman career diplomat of India, she was born in Coorg, in South India. She qualified for the I.A.S, and later joined the …
The Mother The Mother, 1878-1973. Mystic, French devotee of Sri Aurobindo. Originally named Mira Richards, she was born in France on 21 February 1878, and practised Yoga from the …
Molia Molia, 1509-20. Telegu poet. Probably the greatest of the Telegu woman poets, she was of humble origin and daughter of a potter who lived near Nellore. She is …
Mihr-un-Nissa Begum Mihr-un-Nissa Begum, or Mihr-Parwar, d. 1744, Mugal princess. The principal wife of Emperor Bahadur Shah (d. 1712) who succeeded Aurangzeb, she exercised considerable influence over the emperor. …
Mihr-un-nissa Mihr-un-nissa, 1706, Mughal princess. One of the daughters Emperor Aurangzeb (d. 1707) by Aurangabadi Mahal, she was married, at the age of 13, to Izad Bakhsh, the son …
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, …
