18 moments

1. Birth in Hyderabad

   1879-02-13 · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

   Sarojini Chattopadhyay, later Sarojini Naidu, was born in Hyderabad. City-level coordinate.

2. Studies at King's College London

   1895-01-01 · King's College London, Strand, London, England, United Kingdom

   

   Naidu began a period of higher education in England, studying first at King's College London under a scholarship from the Nizam of Hyderabad. The source gives the 1895–1898 study period and identifies King's College as the first institution, but does not give a separate enrollment date for each college.

3. Return to Hyderabad

   1898-01-01 · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

   After her studies in England, Naidu returned to Hyderabad; she married Govindaraju Naidu that year. City-level coordinate.

4. Congress and Social Conference address

   1906-01-01 · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

   Naidu addressed the Indian National Congress and the Indian Social Conference in Calcutta, an early recorded public-speaking appearance in her political career. Kolkata is the present name of Calcutta; city-level coordinate.

5. Reception for Gandhi

   1914-08-08 · London, England, United Kingdom

   Naidu spoke at a London reception for Mohandas Gandhi and garlanded Gandhi, Kasturba Gandhi, and Hermann Kallenbach on behalf of those present. The source identifies London but not the reception venue; city-level coordinate.

6. Suffrage advocacy before the Joint Select Committee

   1917-01-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

   Naidu accompanied Annie Besant to London to advocate universal suffrage before the Joint Select Committee. The source supplies only the year and city.

7. Women's-franchise resolution

   1918-01-01 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

   Naidu moved a women's-franchise resolution at the Bombay Provincial Conference and at a special Congress session held in Bombay. Mumbai is the present name of Bombay; city-level coordinate.

8. Women's franchise plea to Parliament

   1919-01-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

   As a Women's Indian Association representative, Naidu went to London to argue for women's franchise before a Joint Select Committee of Parliament. The source supplies only the year and city.

9. President of the Cawnpore Congress session

   1925-01-01 · Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

   Naidu delivered the presidential address at the fortieth session of the Indian National Congress at Cawnpore, becoming its first Indian woman president. The cited retrospective reproduces a contemporaneous 27 December 1925 Tribune report; city-level coordinate.

10. American speaking tour letter

    1928-11-19 · Hotel Sinton, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

    

    During her United States tour promoting Indian self-rule and nonviolent resistance, Naidu wrote from Cincinnati about her engagements and recent speech at the Peace Week Conference. Hotel Sinton no longer exists; coordinate is a representative point in central Cincinnati.

11. Salt Satyagraha leadership at Dharasana

    1930-05-01 · Dharasana Salt Works, Dharasana, Gujarat, India

    

    After Gandhi's arrest, Naidu helped lead the Dharasana Salt Works protest, a major nonviolent action in the salt campaign. The source places this action in May 1930; coordinate is an approximate location for the former salt-works area.

12. Second Round Table Conference

    1931-01-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Naidu accompanied Gandhi at the Second Round Table Conference, participating in constitutional negotiations in London. The conference ran from September to December 1931; the source does not identify a more precise attendance date or venue for Naidu.

13. Address at Johannesburg City Hall

    1932-01-06 · Johannesburg City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    Naidu addressed a crowded Johannesburg City Hall audience during her South African visit, urging Indian South Africans to contribute to the wider cause in South Africa. Coordinate is a representative point for Johannesburg City Hall.

14. Cape Town reception speech

    1932-01-11 · Cape Town City Hall, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Naidu delivered a message on racial solidarity at a Cape Town reception organized by the Cape Indian Congress. The source specifies a Cape Town reception; it describes a separate City Hall reception on 12 January. City Hall is used as a defensible representative coordinate for central Cape Town.

15. Internment during Quit India

    1942-08-09 · Aga Khan Palace, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Naidu was interned at Aga Khan Palace with Gandhi and other nationalist leaders following the launch of the Quit India Movement. The source gives an internment period; this card uses its documented start date.

16. Constituent Assembly speech

    1946-12-11 · Constitution Hall, New Delhi, India

    Naidu spoke after Rajendra Prasad's election as permanent chairman of the Constituent Assembly, participating in the early constitutional deliberations of independent India. The debate record states that the Assembly met in Constitution Hall, New Delhi, on 11 December 1946; coordinate is for Parliament House.

17. Tree planting in Mehrauli

    1947-01-01 · Mehrauli, New Delhi, India

    

    Naidu planted a tree in Mehrauli, Delhi, in the year India achieved independence. Evidence is a dated image caption; coordinate is a representative point for Mehrauli.

18. Death at Government House

    1949-03-02 · Government House (Raj Bhavan), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Naidu died of cardiac arrest while serving as governor of the United Provinces. Government House is now Raj Bhavan, Lucknow.