Tag: Biography Indian Women
Ganna Begum Ganna Begum, 1915, Persian beauty. Daughter of the Persian noble Ali Quli K.han, who had migrated in India In 1734, her mother, was originally a dancing girl …
Kadambiri Ganguli Kadambiri Ganguli, 1862. political worker. Daughter of, Brij Kishore Basu, she was married to Dwarkanath Ganguli, anal, was educated in England and was the first woman graduate …
Ganga Devi Ganga Devi, 1361-71, Sanskrit poet. She was the wife of Vira Kampa Raya of Vijayanagar and accompanied her husband on his expeditions against the neighbouring states. She …
Ganga Bai Ganga Bai, 1777. Mahratha princess, wife of Peshwa Narayanrao. She was known to be a few months prognant when her husband was murdered in August 1773 in …
Ganga Ganga, 1621, Sikh saint. Wife of the martyred Guru Arjan (d. 1606) she was the mother of his son and successor, the sixth guru Hargobind (b. 1606). She …
Kasturba Gandhi Kasturba Gandhi, 1869-1944. social and political worker, wife of Mahatma Gandhi. Daughter of a prosperous businessman of Porbander, Kathiawar, she was married at the age of 13 …
Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi (Priya Darshini) 1917- political leader and Prime Minister, 1966-67. Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamla Nehru, she was born at Allahabad on 19 November 1917. …
Ganapamba Ganapamba, 1293, Andhra ruler. She was the second daughter of the Kakatiya ruler, Ganpati Deva, and the younger sister of Queen Rudramba. She was married for political reasons …