Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla pays tributes to Sarojini Naidu on her birth anniversary
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to Sarojini Naidu in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on 13 February 2026, her birth anniversary.
Summary
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to Sarojini Naidu in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, New Delhi, on 13 February 2026, her birth anniversary. Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh and MPs also paid tributes. Known as the 'Nightingale of India' (Bharat Kokila), Naidu was born in Hyderabad on 13 February 1879. She was a poet, orator and freedom fighter, and after Independence became the first woman Governor of the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh). She died on 2 March 1949.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 13 February 2026, Central Hall, Samvidhan Sadan
- Born
- 13 February 1879, Hyderabad
- Title
- Nightingale of India (Bharat Kokila)
- First
- First woman Governor of the United Provinces
- Died
- 2 March 1949
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Sarojini Naidu, whose birth anniversary was marked on 13 February 2026, became after Independence the first woman Governor of:
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Correct answer: A — United Provinces
Sarojini Naidu became the first woman Governor of the United Provinces, now Uttar Pradesh.