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Abadi Bano Begum

Abadi Bano Begum (popularly known as Bi Amma) was the first Muslim woman to actively participate in the freedom struggle for independence. She hailed from Amroha Village, Uttar Pradesh, but her primary activities were centred in Amritsar and Lahore. She was born in...

Amjadi Begum

Amjadi Begum (1885-1947), born Amjadi Bano Begum, was a formidable force in India’s struggle for independence. As the wife of Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar, a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress and the Khilafat Movement, she was not merely a...

Anis Kidwai

Anis Kidwai (1906-1982) was a prominent Indian writer, activist, and politician whose life embodied resilience and unwavering dedication to social justice. Emerging from a family deeply entrenched in the Indian independence movement, she carved her own path as a...