GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Uttar Pradesh
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Himachal Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following India’s independence from the British rule in 1947, Naidu was appointed the governor of the United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh), making her India’s first woman governor. She remained in office until her death in March 1949 (aged 70).
Detailed explanation-2: -Sarojini Naidu was the first women Governor of a State in free India. She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949.
Detailed explanation-3: -She was appointed the governor of Uttar Pradesh after India achieved independence in 1947. She was India’s first woman governor and remained in that position till her death in 1949. Sarojini Naidu was a staunch supporter of Hindu-Muslim harmony and opposed India’s partition.
Detailed explanation-4: -Her work as a poet earned her the sobriquet ‘the Nightingale of India’, or ‘Bharat Kokila’ by Mahatma Gandhi because of color, imagery and lyrical quality of her poetry. Naidu’s poetry includes both children’s poems and others written on more serious themes including patriotism, romance, and tragedy.