GK
INDIAN POLITICS
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Question
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Mrs Sarojini Naidu
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Mrs Sucheta Kripalani
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Mrs Indira Gandi
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Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -She was India’s first woman governor and remained in that position till her death in 1949. One of the political critics of that time wrote in 1940 that Sarojini Naidu had “contributed more towards the cause of women empowerment and social development than all the sermons of the social workers”.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sarojini Naidu, popularly known as the “Nightingale of India”, was the first Indian woman to become the governor of Uttar Pradesh which was then known as the United Provinces.
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. Along with this, she is also remembered for activism regarding women’s emancipation, civil rights and anti-colonialism.