Tag: Biography Indian Women
Gul Bai Gul Bai, 1658, Mahratha lady, Her husband, Avji, held a high position under the Siddi Janjira on the west coast, but later incurred his displeasure ; and …
Gulbahar Begum Gulbahar Begum, 1863, princess of Punjab. Originally a courtesan, she served as ahl-i-nishat (‘object of pleasure’) to Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) who ultimately married her in 1833. …
Gulbadan Begum Gulbadan Begum, 1523-1603, Mughal princess. Daughter of Babar by Dildar Begum, and sister of Humayun, she was married to Khizr Khan, who became the governor of Lahore …
Mata Gujari Mata Gujari , 1705, Sikh saint. Daughter of one Lal Chand of Kartarpur, in Punjab, she was the wife of the ninth guru, Tegh Bahadur. She gave …
Gopikabai Gopikabai, 1788, Mahratha princess. Daughter of Bhikaji Naik Raste, a banker, she was married to Peshwa lialaji Rao in January 1730 when she was only about seven, and …
Avantika Bai Gokhale Avantika Bai Gokhale, 1882-1949, social and political worker. Daughter of a railway employee of Indore, she was married in 1891 to Baban who taught her to …
Ghasiti Begam Ghasiti Begam, 1757, aunt of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal. Eldest daughter of Alivardi Khan, the Nawab of Bengal (1740-56) she was married to Nawazish Muhammad, the son …
Anna Rajam Malhotra Anna Rajam Malhotra, 1927- , civil servant. Born at Calicut, in Kerala, she was the first woman to qualify in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in …
