Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan paid tributes to the Nightingale of India Smt. Sarojini Naidu on her birth anniversary. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan paid floral tributes by garlanding her portrait in the auditorium of his residence. Smt. Sarojini Naidu was born on 13 February, 1879 in Hyderabad. Sarojini Naidu, who contributed to the Indian freedom struggle, became famous as the Nightingale of India.
At the age of 13, Smt. Sarojini Naidu composed a poem called Lady of the Lake. She went to England for higher education in the year 1895 and continued to write poems along with her studies. Her poetry collections got her acclaim as a well-known poet. She led many national movements and went to jail too. Smt. Naidu went from village to village like a valiant leader, without fearing troubles and kept igniting love of people for the country.
The statements of Smt. Naidu shook people and inspired them to lay down their lives for the country. She was a polyglot and gave her speech in English, Hindi, Bengali or Gujarati depending on the region. Smt. Naidu passed away on 2 March, 1949. The Government of India also issued a postage stamp in her honor.
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan has tweeted – “I salute respected Sarojini Naidu ji on her birth anniversary. The empowerment of women will be our true tribute to her.”
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