ISBN: 9788178354705    Publisher: Kalpaz Publications Year of publishing: 2006     Format:  Hardback No of Pages: 324        Language: English

Description About The Author:- K S Bhalla is involved in the study of history, religions and culture of India. He is Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Nauru in India since 1985, Secretary General of the Hony Consular Corps Diplomatique-India, Member of Governing Board, United Nations' Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific. He was Parliamentary Consul to the Parliament of Nauru. His writings include "Let's know Sikhism", "Major Religions in India", "Festivals of India" , "It's foolish, but fun" and "Let's Laugh".Contents:- Contents, Foreward 11, Preface 13, Introduction 15, 1. Ahilyabai Holker (1725-1795) 21, 2. Aishwarya Rai (1973-) 25, 3. Amrita Pritam (1919-2005) 28, 4. Amrita Shergil (1913-1941) 31, 5. Anandamayee Ma (1896-1982) 36, 6. Anjolie Ela Menon (1940-) 40, 7. Anju Bobby George (1980-) 43, 8. Annie Besant (1847-1933) 46, 9. Aruna Asaf Ali (1909-1996) 50, 10. Arundhati Roy (1961-) 53, 11. Asha Bhonsle (1933-) 56, 12. Begum Akhtar (1914-1974) 60, 13. Begum Hazrat Mahal (1820-79) 64, 14. Bhikaji Cama (1861-1936) 68, 15. Brinda Karat (1947-) 71, 16. Chand Bibi (1547-1599) 74, 17. Dalip Kaur Tiwana, Dr (1935-) 77, 18. Devika Rani Roerich (1914-1994) 80, 19. Durgabai Deshmukh (1909-1981) 83, 20. Durga Khote (1905-1991) 86, 8 Great Women of India, 21. Gangubhai Hangal (1913-) 89, 22. Girija Vyas, Dr (1946-) 92, 23. Hema Malini (1948-) 94, 24. Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) 97, 25. Indra Nooyi (1956-) 101, 26. Indrani Rehman 104, 27. Jaya Bachchan (1948-) 107, 28. Jhumpa Lahiri (1967-) 109, 29. J. Jayalalithaa (1948-) 111, 30. Jijabai (1594-1674) 113, 31. Kalpana Chawla (1961-2003) 116, 32. Kamladevi Chattopadhyaya (1903-1988) 118, 33. Kamala Nehru (1899-1936) 122, 34. Karnam Malleswari (1979-) 125, 35. Kasturba Gandhi (1869-1944) 127, 36. Kiran Bedi, Dr (1949-) 130, 37. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (1953-) 134, 38. Kishori Amonkar (1931-) 137, 39. Kittur Rani Chennamma (1778-1830) 140, 40. Kunjarani Devi (1968-) 142, 41. Lakshmi Sahgal, Captn (INA) (1914-) 144, 42. Lata Mangeshkar (1929-) 147, 43. Lila Poonawalla (1944-) 150, 44. Madhubala (1933-1969) 155, 45. Madhuri Dixit (1967-) 157, 46. Mahadevi Verma (1907-1987) 159, 47. Maharani Gayatri Devi (1919-) 161, 48. Maharani Jindan (Jind Kaur) (1817-1863) 164, 49. Mahasweta Devi (1926-) 167, 50. Mallika Sarabhai (1953-) 170, Great Women of India 51. Mamta Banerjee (1955-) 173, 52. Maneka Gandhi (1956-) 175, 53. Mata Amritanandamayi (1953-) 178, 54. Mayawati (1956-) 181, 55. Medha Patkar (1954-) 184, 56. Meena Kumari (1932-72) 186, 57. Meera Behn (1892-1982) 188, 58. Mirabai (1504-1550) 191, 59. The Mother (of Pondicherry) (1878-1973) 193, 60. Mother Teresa (1910-1997) 195, 61. Mridula Sarabhai (1911-1974) 199, 62. Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918-) 202, 63. M S Subbulakshmi (1916-2004) 205, 64. Mumtaz Mahal (1593-1631) 208, 65. Nafisa Ali (1958-) 210, 66. Naina Lal Kidwai (1957-) 212, 67. Najma Heptulla (1940-) 215, 68. Nargis Dutt (1929-1981) 217, 69. Nelli Sengupta (1886-1973) 219, 70. Noor Jahan (1577-1645) 220, 71. Padmaja Naidu (1900-75) 223, 72. Promila Dandavate (1929-2002) 225, 73. P T Usha (1964-) 227, 74. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (1889-1964) 229, 75. Rani Avantibai (Ramgarh) 231, 76. Rani Durgawati (1527-1564) 233, 77. Rani Gaidinliu (1915-1993) 235, 78. Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi (1830-1858) 237, 79. Rani Rashmoni (1793-1861) 240, 80. Raziya Sultana (1205-1240) 242, Contents 9, 81. Romila Thapar (1931-) 245, 82. Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904-1986) 247, 83. Rukmini Laxmipathi (1891-1951) 250, 84. Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) 253, 85. Savitribai Phule (1831-1897) 257, 86. Shabana Azmi (1950-) 260, 87. Shahnaz Husain (1941-) 263, 88. Shakuntala Devi (1939-) 266, 89. Shashi Deshpande (1938-) 269, 90. Sheila Dikshit (1938-) 271, 91. Shiny Abraham Wilson (1965-) 273, 92. Sister Alphonsa (1910-1946) 276, 93. Sister Nivedita (1867-1911) 278, 94. Sonal Mansingh (1943-) 281, 95. Sonia Gandhi (1946-) 284, 96. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904-1948) 287, 97. Sucheta Kripalani (1908-1974) 290, 98. Surinder Kaur 293, 99. Sushila Nayar, Dr (1914-2001) 295, 100. Sushila Gopalan (1929-2001) 298, 101. Sushma Swaraj (1952-) 300, 102. Uma Bharati (1959-) 302, 103. Vasundhara Raje (1953-) 304, 104. Vijay Laxmi Pandit (1900-1990) 306, 105. Vijaya Raje Scindia (1919-2001) 308, 106. V S Rama Devi (1934-) 310, 107. Yamini Krishnamurthy (1940-) 312, 108. Zohra Sehgal (1912-) 314About The Book:- Great Women Of India Leaders • Saints • Warriors • Artistes • Writers The Worth Of A Civilization Can Be Judged By The Place Given To Women In The Society. In India, They Occupied A High Place In The Social Life Of The Early Aryans. The Milder And More Beneficent Forces Of Nature Were Addressed As Female Deities And Invoked With Prayers. In Medieval And Modern India Women Have Distinguished Themselves, No Less Than Men, In Various Spheres Of Life As Rulers, Leaders, Fighters, Saints, Scholars, Writers, Social Workers, Artistes, Warriors, Politicians, Administrators And Diplomats. In The Freedom Struggle They Stood Shoulder To Shoulder With Their Menfolk And Fought Against The British Rule Determinedly, Heroically And Stoically. This Book Sketches Out The Life And Role Of Great Women Of India Past And Present -Who Have Made And Are Making History. Only 108 Women Figure In The Book. The List Is Obviously Not Exhaustive. There Are Many More Great Women Than Those Included In This Book. The Sketches Are Brief And Informative, Not Critical., About The Author:- K S Bhalla Is Involved In The Study Of History, Religions And Culture Of India. He Is Honorary Consul General Of The Republic Of Nauru In India Since 1985, Secretary General Of The Hony Consular Corps Diplomatique-India, Member Of Governing Board, United Nations' Centre For Space Science And Technology Education In Asia And The Pacific. He Was Parliamentary Consul To The Parliament Of Nauru. His Writings Include "Let's Know Sikhism", "Major Religions In India", "Festivals Of India" , "It's Foolish, But Fun" And "Let's Laugh"., Content:- Contents, Foreward 11, Preface 13, Introduction 15, 1. Ahilyabai Holker (1725-1795) 21, 2. Aishwarya Rai (1973-) 25, 3. Amrita Pritam (1919-2005) 28, 4. Amrita Shergil (1913-1941) 31, 5. Anandamayee Ma (1896-1982) 36, 6. Anjolie Ela Menon (1940-) 40, 7. Anju Bobby George (1980-) 43, 8. Annie Besant (1847-1933) 46, 9. Aruna Asaf Ali (1909-1996) 50, 10. Arundhati Roy (1961-) 53, 11. Asha Bhonsle (1933-) 56, 12. Begum Akhtar (1914-1974) 60, 13. Begum Hazrat Mahal (1820-79) 64, 14. Bhikaji Cama (1861-1936) 68, 15. Brinda Karat (1947-) 71, 16. Chand Bibi (1547-1599) 74, 17. Dalip Kaur Tiwana, Dr (1935-) 77, 18. Devika Rani Roerich (1914-1994) 80, 19. Durgabai Deshmukh (1909-1981) 83, 20. Durga Khote (1905-1991) 86, 8 Great Women Of India, 21. Gangubhai Hangal (1913-) 89, 22. Girija Vyas, Dr (1946-) 92, 23. Hema Malini (1948-) 94, 24. Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) 97, 25. Indra Nooyi (1956-) 101, 26. Indrani Rehman 104, 27. Jaya Bachchan (1948-) 107, 28. Jhumpa Lahiri (1967-) 109, 29. J. Jayalalithaa (1948-) 111, 30. Jijabai (1594-1674) 113, 31. Kalpana Chawla (1961-2003) 116, 32. Kamladevi Chattopadhyaya (1903-1988) 118, 33. Kamala Nehru (1899-1936) 122, 34. Karnam Malleswari (1979-) 125, 35. Kasturba Gandhi (1869-1944) 127, 36. Kiran Bedi, Dr (1949-) 130, 37. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (1953-) 134, 38. Kishori Amonkar (1931-) 137, 39. Kittur Rani Chennamma (1778-1830) 140, 40. Kunjarani Devi (1968-) 142, 41. Lakshmi Sahgal, Captn (Ina) (1914-) 144, 42. Lata Mangeshkar (1929-) 147, 43. Lila Poonawalla (1944-) 150, 44. Madhubala (1933-1969) 155, 45. Madhuri Dixit (1967-) 157, 46. Mahadevi Verma (1907-1987) 159, 47. Maharani Gayatri Devi (1919-) 161, 48. Maharani Jindan (Jind Kaur) (1817-1863) 164, 49. Mahasweta Devi (1926-) 167, 50. Mallika Sarabhai (1953-) 170, Great Women Of India 51. Mamta Banerjee (1955-) 173, 52. Maneka Gandhi (1956-) 175, 53. Mata Amritanandamayi (1953-) 178, 54. Mayawati (1956-) 181, 55. Medha Patkar (1954-) 184, 56. Meena Kumari (1932-72) 186, 57. Meera Behn (1892-1982) 188, 58. Mirabai (1504-1550) 191, 59. The Mother (Of Pondicherry) (1878-1973) 193, 60. Mother Teresa (1910-1997) 195, 61. Mridula Sarabhai (1911-1974) 199, 62. Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918-) 202, 63. M S Subbulakshmi (1916-2004) 205, 64. Mumtaz Mahal (1593-1631) 208, 65. Nafisa Ali (1958-) 210, 66. Naina Lal Kidwai (1957-) 212, 67. Najma Heptulla (1940-) 215, 68. Nargis Dutt (1929-1981) 217, 69. Nelli Sengupta (1886-1973) 219, 70. Noor Jahan (1577-1645) 220, 71. Padmaja Naidu (1900-75) 223, 72. Promila Dandavate (1929-2002) 225, 73. P T Usha (1964-) 227, 74. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (1889-1964) 229, 75. Rani Avantibai (Ramgarh) 231, 76. Rani Durgawati (1527-1564) 233, 77. Rani Gaidinliu (1915-1993) 235, 78. Rani Lakshmibai Of Jhansi (1830-1858) 237, 79. Rani Rashmoni (1793-1861) 240, 80. Raziya Sultana (1205-1240) 242, Contents 9, 81. Romila Thapar (1931-) 245, 82. Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904-1986) 247, 83. Rukmini Laxmipathi (1891-1951) 250, 84. Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) 253, 85. Savitribai Phule (1831-1897) 257, 86. Shabana Azmi (1950-) 260, 87. Shahnaz Husain (1941-) 263, 88. Shakuntala Devi (1939-) 266, 89. Shashi Deshpande (1938-) 269, 90. Sheila Dikshit (1938-) 271, 91. Shiny Abraham Wilson (1965-) 273, 92. Sister Alphonsa (1910-1946) 276, 93. Sister Nivedita (1867-1911) 278, 94. Sonal Mansingh (1943-) 281, 95. Sonia Gandhi (1946-) 284, 96. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904-1948) 287, 97. Sucheta Kripalani (1908-1974) 290, 98. Surinder Kaur 293, 99. Sushila Nayar, Dr (1914-2001) 295, 100. Sushila Gopalan (1929-2001) 298, 101. Sushma Swaraj (1952-) 300, 102. Uma Bharati (1959-) 302, 103. Vasundhara Raje (1953-) 304, 104. Vijay Laxmi Pandit (1900-1990) 306, 105. Vijaya Raje Scindia (1919-2001) 308, 106. V S Rama Devi (1934-) 310, 107. Yamini Krishnamurthy (1940-) 312, 108. Zohra Sehgal (1912-) 314
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