Speech on Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu, also known as the ‘Nightingale of India’ was born on 13 February 1879 in a Bengali family in Hyderabad. She was a freedom fighter and a well-known poet, who has great contributions to both politics and literature. She was the President of the Indian National Congress and also the Chief Minister of the United Provinces. She strongly promoted women’s rights and believed in the freedom struggle of India against the British. She played an important role in the Indian National Movement and motivated a lot of women to participate in it.

10 Lines on Sarojini Naidu

1. Sarojini Naidu was born in 1879.

2. In India ‘National women's day' is celebrated on her birthday

3. Sarojini Naidu was a poet and an Indian political activist.

4. She was also the first female president in the Indian Congress.

5. She was respectfully called ‘The Nightingale of India’.

6. Sarojini Naidu was the founder of (WIA) Women’s India Association

7. She played an important role in the protest against the racist government in South Africa.

8. For her social awareness, she was awarded the Kaiser-e-Hind Medal.

9. She was also in incharge of the Civil Disobedience Movement.

10. Sarojini Naidu died on 2 March, 1949, at Lucknow.

Short Speech on Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu was born in Hyderabad on 13 February 1879, in a Bengali family. She grew up in a home with high moral standards. Sarojini Naidu was a gifted poet and a bright girl. She finished her academic education at the University of Cambridge and King’s College.

Her poetry works did an exceptional job of capturing modern India. Therefore she earned the title “Nightingale of India” because of her contribution.

She was the one who married someone outside the caste at the age of 19. Inter-caste weddings were uncommon before independence, but she defied society and married Pandit Govind Rajulu Naidu.

She was greatly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, and also adopted many of his beliefs. Sarojini Naidu became the country’s first female governor after being elected as the governor of the federal provinces.

She was one of India’s most well-known poets, because of her lyrical and musical style, which involves multiple rhymes and rich imagery. Therefore, she was titled “India’s Nightingale.” Sarojini Naidu was a highly reputed and respected statesman, a great poet, and of great value to India that is the reason why many politicians, authors and social workers are still inspired by her achievements.

She has gained respect not only in India but also in many other countries. Sarojini Naidu was named one of the “150 Leading Women” in 2018, by the University of London in the UK.

The first biography of Sarojini Naidu named ‘Sarojini Naidu: a Biography’ was published in 1966, and was written by Padmini Sengupta.

Long Speech On Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu was an Indian political activist, poet, and an important person in India's struggle for independence from British rule was born in 1879 in Hyderabad. She was the first woman in India, who became president of the Indian National Congress and was appointed as an Indian state governor. She was popularly known as 'the Nightingale of India', and studied at King's College, London and at Girton College, Cambridge. On 2 March 1949, Sarojini Naidu died due to cardiac arrest at the Government House in Lucknow.

Childhood

She was born in Hyderabad, in 1879, to Bengali parents Aghorenath Chattopdhyaya and Sundari Devi Chattopadhyay. Naidu’s father was the principal of Nizam College, and her mother was an excellent poet. She was the eldest of eight children. She graduated from the University of Madras, and later studied at Girton College in Cambridge. At the age of 19, after finishing her schooling, she married Pradipati Govindarajulu Naidu.

Political Career

She became a popular orator at the start of 1904 and promoted Indian independence and women's rights and education.

In 1911, she earned the Kaisar-e-Hind medal for her social work for flood relief. Later, she contributed to the protest of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (April 1919).

In 1917, she established the Women's Indian Association. Later, she joined Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha movement against British rule after 1917.

She was one of the important figures who led the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Movement. Later, in 1925, she was appointed as the President of the Indian National Congress. She was one of the founders of the All-Indian Women's Conference in 1927.

Writing Career

Sarojini Naidu was famous for her vivid use of rich sensory images, and for her depictions of India and started writing at the age of 12. The first volume of poetry was published in 1905 and is known as ‘The Golden Threshold’. She was elected as a member of the Royal Society of Literature in 1914.

In 1912, her second book of poems, The Bird of Time, was published and later, the books titled ‘The Sceptred Flute’ (1928) and ‘The Feather of the Dawn’ (1961) were published. Sarojini Naidu as poet earned the title 'the Nightingale of India' or Bharat Kokila' by Mahatma Gandhi because of the color, imagery, and lyrical quality of her poetry.

She was an incredible poet who had the ability to write poems for all. She has astonished children with her skills. She also implanted patriotism with the help of her critical poems. Her comedy and tragic poems also have immense significance in Indian literature.

Biography

13 February is celebrated as National Women's Day on the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu. The first biography of Sarojini Naidu in 1966, named Sarojini Naidu: a Biography was published, and written by Padmini Sengupta. A biography for children was published in 2014, named Sarojini Naidu: The Nightingale and The Freedom Fighter, which was written by Hachette.

A 20-minute documentary about her life, "Sarojini Naidu – The Nightingale of India” in 1975 was produced by the Government of India Films Division and was directed by Bhagwan Das Garga.