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Another woman whom we remember in this context was Hazrat Mahal Begum. She was the wife of the deposed ruler of Lucknow who actively took part in the revolt of 1857 against the Doctrine of Lapse under which Dalhousie wanted her to surrender Lucknow. She gave stiff resistance. But after the fall of Lucknow she escaped to Kathmandu.
Kasturba, the wife of
Mahatma Gandhi, was one of the foremost supporters of the
Gandhi’s programmes. One of the first women to be imprisoned in Transvaal, she took part in the Quit India
Movement (1942) and was arrested. She died while imprisoned in Poona.
Many women of Nehru family joined the freedom movement. The mother of
Jawaharlal Nehru, Swarup
Rani Nehru cheerfully gave her husband and children to the country’s cause and she herself, old and frail, entered the fray at its thickest. Kamala Nehru, married to Jawaharlal Nehru in
1916, participated in various movements, led the Civil
Disobedience Movement. She played a prominent part in organizing the No Tax
Campaign in the United
Provinces (Now Uttar
Pradesh). Jawaharlal Nehru’s sister Vijay Laxmi Pandit entered the Non- Cooperation
Movement. She was imprisoned thrice in connection with the Civil Disobedience
Movement in 1932, 1941 and
1942. In 1937 she was elected to the provincial legislature of the United Provinces and was designated minister of local self government and public health.
She played an important role as
India’s representative in San
Francisco during the first meeting of the UN where she challenged the might of the
British. She was the first woman to become the
President of the United Nations
General Assembly. When she was just 13 years old, Indira
Gandhi organized a ‘Monkey
Army’ (Vanar Sena) comprising of young teenagers which proved her intention to fight for the independence of her country. She joined Congress in 1938 and was imprisoned for 13 months in 1942 by the
British. She was India’s first
Kasturba, the wife of
Mahatma Gandhi, was one of the foremost supporters of the
Gandhi’s programmes. One of the first women to be imprisoned in Transvaal, she took part in the Quit India
Movement (1942) and was arrested. She died while imprisoned in Poona.
Many women of Nehru family joined the freedom movement. The mother of
Jawaharlal Nehru, Swarup
Rani Nehru cheerfully gave her husband and children to the country’s cause and she herself, old and frail, entered the fray at its thickest. Kamala Nehru, married to Jawaharlal Nehru in
1916, participated in various movements, led the Civil
Disobedience Movement. She played a prominent part in organizing the No Tax
Campaign in the United
Provinces (Now Uttar
Pradesh). Jawaharlal Nehru’s sister Vijay Laxmi Pandit entered the Non- Cooperation
Movement. She was imprisoned thrice in connection with the Civil Disobedience
Movement in 1932, 1941 and
1942. In 1937 she was elected to the provincial legislature of the United Provinces and was designated minister of local self government and public health.
She played an important role as
India’s representative in San
Francisco during the first meeting of the UN where she challenged the might of the
British. She was the first woman to become the
President of the United Nations
General Assembly. When she was just 13 years old, Indira
Gandhi organized a ‘Monkey
Army’ (Vanar Sena) comprising of young teenagers which proved her intention to fight for the independence of her country. She joined Congress in 1938 and was imprisoned for 13 months in 1942 by the
British. She was India’s first