Tag: Biography Indian Women
Chandraprabha Chandraprabha, later 18th cent., Assamese princess. Wife of Tamradhwaja, ruler of Kachar, she was exceptionally beautiful, and is one of the most romantic names in the history …
Chand Kaur Chand Kaur, 1842, Rani of Punjab. She was the wife of Maharaja Kharak Singh who succeeded his father, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, at his death in 1839. Her …
Chand Bibi Chand Bibi, d. 1599, queen-regent of Bijapur. She was the daughter of Hussain Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar and was married to Ali Adil Shah of Bijapur. On …
Chakravarty, Renu Chakravarty, Renu, 1917- , political worker. A communist leader of Bengal, she was also elected a member of the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946. She was …
Perin Captain Perin Captain, 1880-1958, political worker. Grand-daughter of Dadabhai Naoroji, she was educated in Bombay and Paris, and became a political worker since 1910. She started wearing Khadi …
Bhikaiji Cama Bhikaiji Cama Rustam, 1861-1936, political worker and revolutionary. Daughter of Sorabji Framji Patel and Jijibai, an affluent Parsi family of Bombay, she was originally named Bhikaji Patel. …
Buwa Begum Buwa Begum, d. ca. 1526, Lodi princess. Mother of Sultan. Ibrahim Lodi, she fell into the hands of Babar after the defeat and death of her son …
Yogindra Mohini Biswas Yogindra Mohini Biswas, 1851-1924, Mystic, and follower of Rarnakrishna. Daughter of Prasanna Kumar Mitra, a well known physician of Calcutta, she was betrothed at the age …
