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Sarojini Naidu : Patriatisam and Nationalisam in her Poems

Author(s) Dr. Sumithra Y, Dr. Vimala Davi N
Country India
Abstract Sarojini Naidu (born February 13, 1879, Hyderabad, India—died March 2, 1949, Lucknow) was a political activist, feminist, and poet. She was the first Indian woman to be president of the Indian National Congress and to be appointed an Indian state governor. She was called “the Nightingale of India” by Mahatma Gandhi.
Her poetry, rich in lyrical romanticism, celebrated Indian culture’s beauty and diversity, blending Indian themes with Western stylistic influences. Born into a Bengali family, she studied literature in England, where she engaged with the women’s suffrage movement and intellectual circles, shaping her dual identity as a writer and activist.
Though raised in Bengali and Urdu traditions, Naidu wrote in English, the colonizer’s language, transforming it into a tool of resistance and self-expression. Her poetry, filled with vivid imagery and emotional depth, often portrayed women as symbols of nature and expressed themes of longing and youthfulness. In 1917, she shifted focus from poetry to public life, using her final poem as a call for India’s liberation. Her legacy endures as a pioneer in literature and politics, inspiring generations of female freedom fighters and poets.
Bengali Daughter became the Daughter-in-law of Andhra by marring M. G. Naidu. National Women's Day is celebrated in India on February 13th to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu.
Keywords nightingale, lyrical romanticism, diversity, transforming, self-expression, generations
Published In Volume 8, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On 2026-10-17
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i05.90018

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