Sarojini Naidu- The Nightingale of India

13th February is celebrated as the birth anniversary of the Nightingale of India i.e. Sarojini Naidu. She was born on 13 February, 1879 in Hyderabad to scientist and philosopher Aghornath Chattopadhyaya and Barada Sundari Devi. She was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress and also the first woman governor of an Indian state that is Governor of United Province which is now known as Uttar Pradesh.

Born: 13 February, 1879

Place of Birth: Hyderabad 

Parents: Aghore Nath Chattopadhyay (father) and Barada Sundari Devi (mother)

Spouse: Govindarajulu Naidu

Children: Jayasurya, Padmaja, Randheer, and Leilamani.

Education: University of Madras; King's College, London; Girton College, Cambridge

Associations: Indian National Congress

Movements: Indian Nationalist Movement, Indian Independence Movement

Political Ideology: Right-winged; Non-violence.

Religious Beliefs: Hinduism

Publications: The Golden Threshold (1905); The Bird of Time (1912); Muhammad Jinnah: An Ambassador of Unity. (1916); The Broken Wing (1917); The Sceptred Flute (1928); The Feather of the Dawn (1961)

Passed Away: 2 March, 1949

Memorial: Golden Threshold, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India