Tag: Biography Indian Women
Bega Begum Bega Begum, 1581, Mughal princess. First cousin of Humayun, she was also the wife of his youth. A son horn to them in 1528 when Humayun, …
Basanti Devi Basanti Devi, 1880-1974, social and political worker. Widow of the great Chittaranjan Das whom she had married in 1897, she, along with her husband, gave up life …
Kananlata Baruah Kananlata Baruah, d. 1942, martyr. Daughter of Krishna Kant Barua of Assam, she was gunned down by the police while leading a procession on 20 September 1942, …
Purnima Banerjee Purnima Banerjee, political worker. A very prominent woman leader of U.P., she was very closely connected with the Congress movement, and was imprisoned many time. She also …
Bakshi Begum Bakshi Begum, later 18th cent, principal wife of Nizam Ali, Nizam of Hyderabad. She received a letter from Tipu Sultan of Mysore, in April 1791, to join …
Bakhtunnisa Begum Bakhtunnisa Begum, 1550, Mughal princess. She was the daughter of Humayun and Mah Chuchak Begun’, and a sister of Muhammad Hakim, the governor of Kabul. She was …
Bakhshi Banu Begum Bakhshi Banu Begum, 1540, Mughal princess. Daughter of Humayun and Gunwar Bibi, she along with her infant brother Akbar, fell into the hands of Humayun’s rebellious …
Janaki Devi Bajaj Janaki Devi Bajaj, 1893- , social and political worker. Widow of Jamnalal Bajaj, an associate of Mahatma Gandhi, she was closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi …
