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Sarojini Naidu Short Speech

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National Women’s Day in India is annually observed on 13th February in honour of the birth anniversary Smt. Sarojini Naidu, country’s first woman governor. Known as the Nightingale of India, she is widely remembered for her immense contribution to Indian freedom struggle and has been an endless source of inspiration for women’s participation in politics and writing. Her birth date was selected to mark the all-important women’s day in the nation to recognize the continuous efforts in the upliftment of the females as well as celebrate the women power. On the occasion of Sarojini Naidu’s 139th birth anniversary, let us remember some inspirational women from different walks of life who have smashed stereotypes of the patriarchal society and flaunted …show more content…

Through her successful acting career, she has established herself as one of the most popular and influential celebrities in the world. The 44-year-old has received numerous awards and accolades, including the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009. The blue-eyed star is also admired for her association with several charity organizations and campaigns. Aishwarya has not only been an influential figure in India but also put up the country on the global map. She is the first Indian actress to be chosen as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival. Aishwarya Rai has often been called "the most beautiful woman in the …show more content…

Subbulakshmi, commonly referred as M.S. Amma was the first musician ever to be awarded the prestigious Bharat Ratna, India 's highest civilian honour. She was extremely admired for her dedication to the Carnatic singing as well as social service. 5) Sakshi Malik (Image) Sakshi Malik became the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal in the Summer Olympics. The young grappler bagged the Bronze medal in 2016 Rio Olympic Games becoming the only fourth Olympics medalist from India. Sakshi has won a string of medals in the Asian Junior Championships, World Junior Championships, Commonwealth Championship, Asian Championships in recent years of her career. She was awarded Padma Shri in 2017 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awarded in 2016. 6) Kalpana Chawala (Image) Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-origin female astronaut in space when she became a part of the Space Shuttle Columbia team that flew in the year 1997. However, during her second space mission in 2003 with them turned into a fatal accident. While reentering the Earth’s atmosphere the shuttle carrying seven astronauts met with an aeronautical explosion killing everyone on board. Kalpana Chawla was given the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by the

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