Tag: Biography Indian Women
Vadava Pratitheyi Vadava Pratitheyi, 2000 B.C., Vedic sage. One of the Vedic teachers of ancient times, tribute of respect had to be paid to her at the time of …
Urmila Devi Urmila Devi,1883-1956, political and social worker. She was born in a prosperous Hindu family of Dacca, and was the sister of Chittranjan Das, the great leader. She …
Umda Begum Umda Begum, 1757, Afghan princess. Daughter of Muin-ul-Mulk, the last Mughal governor of Punjab, and Mughlani Begum, she had been betrothed to Imad-ul-Mulk, the wazir of Delhi, …
Umayamma Umayamma, d.1684, Queen of Travancore. Originally the rani of Attingal in Kerala, she was requested to become the ruler of Travancore when its king, Aditya Varma died in …
Udipuri Mahal Udipuri Mahal, 1667, Mughal princess, youngest and best-loved concubine of Aurangzeb. Believed to be a Georgian slave-girl of Dara Shukoh, she became the concubine of Aurangzeb on the …
Udham Bai Udham Bai, d.1754, Mughalprincess. Originally a public dancing girl, she had so fascinated Emperor Muhammad Shah (d. 1748) that he made her his queen. Though she remained …
Tyaba Begum Tyaba Begum, 1873-1921, social worker. First Muslim lady of her generation to discard purdah, and take to social work, she was born in Hyderabad, and was the …
Tulsi Bai Tulsi Bai, d. 1817, queen-regent of Indore. She became the regent to her step-son, Maihar Rao, at the death of his father in 1811, but the real …
