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Princess Sophia Alexandrovna Duleep Singh (/ s ə ˈ f aɪ. ə / sə-FY-ə; [1] 8 August 1876 – 22 August 1948) was a prominent suffragette in the United Kingdom. Her father was Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh , who had lost his Sikh Empire to the Punjab Province of British India and was subsequently exiled to England.
Lioness is an upcoming historical drama film written and directed by Kajri Babbar. The film centres on two British-Punjabi women living in England a century apart. One of the stories is based on the life of Sophia Duleep Singh, the Princess of Punjab and one of the key leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom, who is portrayed by Paige Sandhu.
Princess Sophia Alexandra Duleep Singh (8 August 1876 – 22 August 1948) was a prominent suffragette in the United Kingdom. Her father was Maharaja Duleep Singh, son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh known as the Lion of the Punjab, who abdicated his kingdom of Punjab to the British Raj due to political maneuvering by Governor-General Dalhousie in British India.
Maharaja Duleep Singh, Fighter for Freedom, by Baldev Singh Baddan. Published by National Book Shop, 1998. ISBN 81-7116-210-X. Maharaja Daleep Singh, by Balihar Singh Randhawa. Sikh Literary & Cultural Stall, 1998. ISBN 1-900860-01-5. The Maharajah Duleep Singh and the Government: A Narrative, by Surjit Singh Jeet. Published by Guru Nanak Dev ...
Photograph of three daughters (Sophia, Bamba, and Catherine) of Maharaja Duleep Singh and Bamba Müller in 1894 When Bamba decided to move to India, she hired a companion. The lady selected was Hungarian Jew, Marie Antoinette Gottesmann , whose father was an Austro-Hungarian government official from the Jewish upper class circles of Budapest .
British Asian actor and newly established writer Anjli Mohindra is set to adapt BBC journalist Anita Anand’s biography on Princess Sophia Duleep Singh under a development deal with “War of the ...
Prominent British-Indian suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh, the third daughter of the exiled Sikh Maharajah Duleep Singh, campaigned for support for the British Indian Army and lascars working in the Merchant Navy. She also joined a 10,000-woman protest march against the prohibition of a volunteer female force.
It tells the story of the Indian princess Sophia Duleep Singh, granddaughter of the last Sikh Maharani and Maharaja of Lahore. She was born in exile in England, and went on to struggle for causes including Indian independence , the welfare of Indian soldiers in the First World War and women's suffrage . [ 12 ]