Sarojini Naidu Her Life, Work and Poetry [Oct 01, 1997] Naravane, Vishwanath S. - Hardcover

Vishwanath S. Naravane

9788125009313: Sarojini Naidu Her Life, Work and Poetry [Oct 01, 1997] Naravane, Vishwanath S.

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ISBN 10: 8125009310 ISBN 13: 9788125009313

Publisher: Orient Longman Limited, 1996

Language: EnglishPages: 170About the Book:Sarojini Naidu's biography is inextricably interwoven with the personalities and public events of her time. On the one hand are the complex currents of modern Indian history: Gandhi, Nehru, Jinnah, Gokhale, the Congress, Satyagraha, Home Rule, Partition, and Independence. On the other is a fascinating world of letters: Gosse, Symons, Pound, Dutt. Coomaraswamy. Set amidst all these are the people and places in Sarojini Devi's personal life: her father Aghorenath, her mother Varadasundari, her three brothers and four sisters, Hyderabad, Madras, London, Cambridge, her husband Govindrajulu, their four children, Ceylon, Africa, America.Sarojini Devi's interests and passions were many: books, poetry, people conversation, food, gardens, folklore, handicrafts and travel. As a poet, she had perhaps the finest ear among Indians for the English language. As a public speaker, she impressed the most soph

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