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Sarojini Naidu: The Nightingale and The Freedom Fighter

Express News Service

Edited by: Anu Kumar

Pages: 151 Price: Rs 195

Imprint: Hachette

The third book in Hachette’s biography series for children, Sarojini Naidu: The Nightingale and The Freedom Fighter brings together Naidu’s outstanding work and words while highlighting the main tenets of her life.

A poet and an Indian freedom fighter, Naidu grew up in Hyderabad and joined the freedom struggle after the partition of Bengal in 1905.

This bright, pocket-sized biography takes the reader through the ups and downs of Naidu's life.

Chapters on her life are interspersed with inspiring extracts from her speeches and writing.

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