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his other campaigns like
the Montagu-Chelmsford
Reforms, the Khilafat issue,
the Sabarmati Pact, the
Satyagraha Pledge and the
Civil Disobedience Movement.
When Gandhi was arrested
after the Salt March to Dandi in
1930, she led the Dharasana
Satyagraha with other leaders.
She accompanied Gandhi
to London to take part in
the Round Table Talks with
the British Government in
1931. Her political activities
and role in the Freedom
struggle led to several stints
in prison – in 1930, 1932, and
1942. Her 1942 arrest led to
imprisonment for 21 months.
She went to England in 1919
as a member of the All-India
Home Rule Deputation. In
January 1924, she was one
of the two delegates of the
Indian National Congress to
attend the East African Indian
Congress. As a result of her
selfless contribution to the
cause of freedom, she was
elected as the President of the
Indian National Congress Party
in 1925.
Naidu played an immense
role in presenting the nuances
of the Indian non-violent
struggle for freedom to the
world. She travelled to Europe
and even to the United states
to disseminate Gandhian
principles and was partly
responsible for establishing
him as this icon of peace.
After the independence
of India, she became the
first governor of the United
Provinces and remained
in the role till her death in
1949. Her birthday, March 2,
is honored as Women’s Day
in India. of the beautiful and rhythmic
words of her poems that could
be sung as well. Apart from
poetry, she also penned articles
and essays like ‘Words of
Freedom’ on her political beliefs
and social issues like women
empowerment.
Literary Achievements Death & Legacy
Besides her role and
contribution to the Indian
Nationalist Movement,
Sarojini Naidu is also
revered for her contribution
in the field of Indian poetry.
Many of her works were
transformed into songs.
She drew her inspiration
from nature as well as
surrounding daily life and
her poetry echoed with the
ethos of her patriotism.
The first volume of her
poetries The Golden
Threshold was published
in 1905, after which two
more collections The Bird of
Time and The Broken Wing
arrived in 1912 and 1917
respectively. Meanwhile
in 1916, she authored and
published a biography of
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
entitled as The Ambassador
of Hindu-Muslim Unity.
Other acclaimed poems
that came following are
The Wizard Mask and A
Treasury of Poems. Other
selected works written
by her include The Magic
Tree and The Gift of India.
She was given the name
Bharat Kokila on account Sarojini Naidu was the first
women Governor of Uttar
Pradesh. On 2nd March
1949, Sarojini Naidu died at
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh due
to heart attack while in office.
She lived her glorious life by
her own words, “As long as
I have life, as long as blood
flows through this arm of mine,
I shall not leave the cause of
freedom…I am onl