LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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Florence Nightingale
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Sarojini Naidu
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Rani Laxmibai
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Bachendri Pal
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Detailed explanation-1: -Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was a legend in her own lifetime and one of the most famous women in British history. Her work in the Crimea set the standards for modern nursing.
Detailed explanation-2: -This Turkish lantern, or ‘fanoos’, was used in Scutari during the Crimean War. It is understood to have been carried by Florence on her nightly rounds of the wards. The image of her holding such a lamp gave rise to the legend ‘The Lady with the Lamp’: a guardian angel of the troops.
Detailed explanation-3: -Florence Nightingale is called ‘The Lady With The Lamp. ‘
Detailed explanation-4: -Original name is Madam Bhikaiji Cama. She was the first Indian to hoist an Indian flag on foreign land, Stuttgart in Germany. She is known as the ‘Mother of Indian Revolution’ in Yemen.
Detailed explanation-5: -Florence Nightingale has earned the nickname “The lady with the lamp” as she would visit the wounded soldiers of the Crimean War during the night with a little lamp in her hand.