| Birth |
13 February 1879 in Hyderabad |
| Marriage |
To Dr. M.G. Naidu, in 1898 |
| Education & Degree |
Educated at Hyderabad, King's College, London, and Girton College, Cambridge.
HON. D. LITT., FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITT., 1914.
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| Career Highlights |
- Associated with the Women's Movement in India and the welfare of Indian students.
- Member of the Bombay Municipal Corporation from 1923-1929.
- One of the leaders of the "Quit India" Movement.
- First woman President of the Indian National Congress, 1925.
- Delegate to the Indian Round Table Conference in London in 1931.
- Went to South Africa and East Africa on a political mission on behalf of Indian settlers, 1924.
- Member of the Government of India Deputation to South Africa, 1932.
- Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 1947-49.
- Awarded the Gold "Kaiser-e-Hind" Medal for organizing flood relief work in Hyderabad.
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