The Indian poet and nationalist leader Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) became famous in India after her three small volumes of verse, published between 1905 and 1917, won critical acclaim in England. Sarojini Chattopadhyay, later Naidu belonged to a Bengali...

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In the following essay, Raizada discusses Naidu as an Indian poet—rather than an Indian writing English poetry—and reassesses her work in those terms.

In the following essay, Dwivedi presents an overview of Naidu's career.

In the following essay, Khan examines major themes and images in Naidu's work.