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Annie Besant (1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British born socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist and campaigner for Indian nationalism. [16] She was an ardent supporter of the Indian self-rule and became the first female president of the Indian National Congress in 1917. [ 17 ]
Indian suffragists on the Women's Coronation Procession of 1911, including Lolita Roy on the left.. Lolita Roy (born in 1865), [1] also known as Mrs. P. L. Roy, was an Indian social reformer and suffragist [1] who played an active role in the social life of Indians in London, as well as in campaigns for women's suffrage in Britain and India. [1]
Neelam Gill is the first British Indian model to feature as a high fashion model. [91] Supriya Lele is a British Indian fashion designer who blends her heritage into her work. [92] Priya Ahluwalia is a British designer of Nigerian and Indian descent and the founder of menswear brand Ahluwalia and was given the Queen Elizabeth II Award for ...
Pages in category "Actresses from British India" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Dean Mahomed (1759–1851), British Indian traveller and writer originally from Patna in modern-day Bihar [1] Elizabeth Sharaf un-Nisa (1758–1822), Mughal noble married into the aristocratic Ducarel family.
By the mid-19th century, there were around 40,000 British soldiers, but fewer than 2,000 British officials present in India but by then the Suez Canal was opened and many British women came to India in quick transit. [22] Before the British Raj, the Company, with some reluctance, endorsed a policy of local marriage for its soldiers.
Homai Vyarawalla (9 December 1913 – 15 January 2012), commonly known by her pseudonym Dalda 13, was India's first woman photojournalist. [1] [2] She began her career in 1938 working for the Bombay Chronicle, capturing images of daily life in the city. Vyarawalla worked for the British Information Services from the 1940s until 1970 when she ...
Dr. Kadambini Bose Ganguly (18 July 1861 – 3 October 1923 [1]) was the first female medical doctor from British India. She and Anandibai Joshi both got their degree in Western medicine in 1886. She and Anandibai Joshi both got their degree in Western medicine in 1886.