ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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Who is known as for Bharat Kokila
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Sarojini Naidu
B
Anita Desai
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D
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Naidu’s work as a poet earned her the sobriquet ‘the Nightingale of India’, or ‘Bharat Kokila’ by Mahatma Gandhi because of colour, imagery and lyrical quality of her poetry.

Detailed explanation-2: -Naidu’s literary work as a poet earned her the nickname the “Nightingale of India", or “Bharat Kokila” by Mahatma Gandhi because of the colour, imagery and lyrical quality of her poetry. Born in a Bengali family in Hyderabad, Chattopadhyay was educated in Madras, London and Cambridge.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sarojini Naidu was also known as the Bharat Kokila or the Nightingale of India. She was called the Nightingale of India or Bharatiya Kokila because her poems are rich in imagery and emotions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sarojini Chattopadhyay Naidu was a key figure during India’s independence struggle. Her work as a poet earned her the title of ‘Nightingale of India’ from Mahatma Gandhi.

Detailed explanation-5: -She was sometimes called “the Nightingale of India.” Sarojini was the eldest daughter of Aghorenath Chattopadhyay, a Bengali Brahman who was principal of the Nizam’s College, Hyderabad.

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