Sarojini Naidu better known as the Nightingale of India or Bharatiya
Kokila was a poet, politician and freedom fighter. Her poems were known
to be imagery and gestures for ideal love. Born on February 13, 1879,
Sarojini Naidu had an inclination towards writing since the age of 12.
Her collection of poems ‘The Broken Wings’ was published in 1905. Her
father Aghoranth Chattopadhyaya was a scientist and the founder of the
Nizam College in Hyderabad. Her mother Barada Sundari Devi was among
known Bengali poets. She married Dr Govindarajulu Naidu, a doctor by
profession and had four children Jayasurya, Padmaj, Randheer, and
Leilaman.
Sarojini Naidu joined the Indian national movement during the Bengal
Partition in 1905. Her works for the country’s independence were
notable. She presided over the annual session of Indian National
Congress in Kanpur in 1925 and attended the East African Indian
Congress in South Africa in 1929. Naidu participated in the Round Table
Conference with Mahatma Gandhi and Madan Mohan Malaviya in 1930. The
British Government conferred her with the Kaiser-i-Hind medal for her
works during the plague epidemic in India. She was jailed along with
Gandhiji for her role in the Civil Disobedience Movement. Naidu was also
arrested in 1942 for her involvement in the Quit India Movement. Naidu
became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh after India became independent from
Britishers. She passed away on March 2, 1949, while working in
the office.
World Radio Day
February
13 is World Radio Day, which celebrates the radio as a way of educating
people, providing information, and promoting freedom of expression
across cultures.
Celebrate World Radio Day
Each year the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) celebrates World Radio Day by planning activities
with broadcasters, organizations and communities around the world.
About World Radio Day
Despite being over 100 years old, the radio is one of the most
popular ways to exchange information, provide social interchange, and
educate people all over the world. It has been used to help people,
including youth, to engage in discussions on topics that affect them. It
can save lives during natural or human-made disasters, and it gives
journalists a platform to report facts and tell their stories. The first
World Radio Day was officially celebrated in 2012.
