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An active participant in the Indian independence movement, she is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan, Bombay during the Quit India Movement in 1942. Post-independence, she remained active in politics, becoming Delhi's first Mayor. [36] Usha Mehta (25 March 1920 – 11 August 2000) was a Gandhian ...
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The outrage caused led to a new school of liberal Indian feminism and a new vision for Indian women. [7] This new ideal of an Indian woman was viewed as the model embodiment of what it meant to be Indian in an independent nation state. [7] [4] [8] Annie Besant called Mother India "a remarkably wicked book slandering the whole Indian people". [9]
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Together with her husband, she joined the Indian independence movement in 1921. [3] She was highly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi [ 4 ] and took an active part in Non Cooperation Movement. She used to go from village to village to encourage women to join the independence movement. [ 4 ]
Satyavati Devi (26 January 1906 — 21 October 1945) was a participant in Indian independence movement. She was considered to be the Joan of Arc of India. She was considered to be the Joan of Arc of India.
The wonderful Raymond Carver story “Neighbors” perfectly evoked the strange out-of-body feeling that can come from occupying another person’s home when they’re not in it — the transient ...
After independence and the end of British rule, Pakistan stands as a new nation and sanctuary for the Muslims of the subcontinent. Jinnah is given the title of Quaid-e-Azam of Pakistan. Jinnah waits for the first train carrying Muslims who left India for Pakistan, but when the train arrives, they are all found dead save for one infant child.