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Sarojini Naidu (13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949) was an Indian political activist and poet. A proponent of civil rights, women's emancipation, and anti-imperialistic ideas, she was an important figure in Indian independence movement. Naidu's work as a poet earned her the sobriquet 'the Nightingale of India' by Mahatma Gandhi because of colour ...
The Golden Threshold [1] is an anthology of poems written by Sarojini Naidu. The text was published in 1905 when Naidu was only 26 years old. The selection of poems within The Golden Threshold were inspired by her own life and are written in English diction. The poems present a variety of themes, some being romance, nature and spirituality.
"In The Bazaars of Hyderabad" is a poem by Indian Romanticism and Lyric poet Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949). The work was composed and published in her anthology The Bird of Time (1912)—which included "Bangle-sellers" and "The Bird of Time", it is Naidu's second publication and most strongly nationalist book of poems, published from both London and New York City.
Devara Daasimayya, was an Indian mid-11th century poet and vachanakaara in Kannada. He was born in Mudanuru, a village in Shorapur Taluk, Yadagiri district in Karnataka. A weaver by profession, his village had a Ramanatha temple among its many temples, dedicated to Shiva as worshiped by Rama. That is why Dasimayya's pen name (ankita nama) is ...
In 1925, Naidu was the first Indian female president of the Indian National Congress. [2] In 1927, Naidu was a founding member of the All India Women's Conference. [2] In 1928, she travelled in the United States to promote nonviolent resistance. [6] Naidu also presided over East African and Indian Congress' 1929 session in South Africa ...
Julaha is the name of the community of weavers and they are Socially and Educationally Backward. Other prominent weaving and handloom communities of Indian subcontinent include the Salvi, Panika, Ansari, Devanga, Padmasali (caste), Koshta and the Kashmiri Kani weavers. [1] Known under many names, the julahas have been practising this art for ...
Kabir's poems were verbally composed in the 15th century and transmitted viva voce through the 17th century. Kabir Bijak was compiled and written down for the first time in the 17th century. [33] Scholars state that this form of transmission, over geography and across generations bred change, interpolation and corruption of the poems. [33]
Indian poetry and Indian literature in general, has a long history dating back to Vedic times. They were written in various Indian languages such as Vedic Sanskrit , Classical Sanskrit , Ancient Meitei , Modern Meitei , Telugu , Tamil , Odia , Maithili , Kannada , Bengali , Assamese , Hindi , Marathi and Urdu among other prominent languages.