sarojini naidu

1. Topic : Sarojini Naidu as a poetess. Paper : 4, Indian writing in English. Name : Gohil Khanjaniba M. Roll no : 18. Class : MA,(Part-1). Year : 2013-14. Submitted to: M.K.B.U.

2. Introduction Born on 13 th Feb, 1879. Her father Aghorenath Chattopadhyay. Her mother Varada Sundari Devi. School of Brahmosamaj. Chattopadhyay’s home.

3. Her Life At the age of 13 th she has started her career. Passed matriculation exam. Fell in love with Dr. Govandarajulu. She was sent by her father to England on a scholarship from the Nizam. In 1898, she has been married to Dr. Naidu.

4. Her marriage solemnized in an act of Brahmo ceremony. Act was by Pandit Veerasalingam. Became an important member of Congress Party. Influnced by Gopal Krishna Gokhle. First Indian woman who became the president of the Congress in 1925. Most talented, visible, colorful and Indian women of this century.

5. Her major contribution Long poem ‘’A la lady of the lake’’ (1893). Her juvenile collections. The Golden Threshold (1905). The Broken Wing- 3 rd collection (1917). 1950’s the mode of modernism. The Bird of time (1912) . Sarojini Naidu : Poetry and Prose 9.

6. The Golden Threshold Romanticism. May be threshold presented for her career. Malashri Lal’s “The law of the Threshold”. Feminist theorizing. An encounter with LAKSHAMAN REKHA.

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