by Admin | Jul 30, 2025 | Education
Begum Khursheed Khwaja (1894-1981) was a pioneering Indian figure in education, women’s empowerment, and the national freedom struggle. Born into an aristocratic family as the daughter of Justice Hameedullah Khan of Hyderabad, her marriage to Abdul Majeed...
by Admin | Jul 19, 2025 | Education, Social Work
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was a pioneering Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educator, and social activist who championed women’s rights in British India during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her tireless efforts to challenge oppressive social norms...
by Admin | Jul 19, 2025 | Education, Social Work
Begum Sayyid Mahmud, also known as Musharraf Jahan Begum, was a significant figure in the social and educational reform movements of late 19th and early 20th-century India. Through her prominent family connections and her own unwavering dedication, she became a...
by Admin | Aug 2, 2025 | Education, Social Work
Begum Shehnaz Sidrat is a prominent Indian social reformer and the dynamic president of Bazm-e-Khawateen, Lucknow’s oldest and most influential Muslim women’s organisation. For decades, she has been a pivotal voice in the movement for Muslim women’s...
by Admin | Jul 24, 2025 | Education
Begum Waheed Jahan (1886-1939), affectionately known as Aala Bi, was a pioneering figure in the movement for Muslim women’s education in India. Born in Delhi in 1874 to a progressive family, she received a comprehensive home education in Urdu, Persian,...
by Admin | Aug 14, 2025 | Education, Social Work
Begum Zaffar Ali, born as Syyeda Fatima Hussain in 1900, emerged as a preeminent education revolutionary and women’s rights activist in Jammu and Kashmir. Coming from a distinguished and progressive family, she shattered societal norms and dedicated her life to...
