Tag: Biography Indian Women
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 …
Mayanalla Devi Mayanalla Devi, 1094, queen-mother of Gujarat. Daughter of Jayakisan, the Kadamba ruler of Goa, she was married to the Chalukyan, Karna, who ruled Gujarat from 1064 to …
Achamma John Mathai Achamma John Mathai, 1920- , social worker. Born in Kerala, she was educated at Trivandrum, and graduated from Calcutta University. An eminent social worker, she had …
Masuma Sultan Begum Masuma Sultan Begum, early 16th cent., Mughal princess. A first cousin of Babar, whom she married in 150. It was a love match on both sides. …
