Sarojini was born in Hyderabad on 13 February, 1879. Her father, Aghorenath Chattopadhyay, came from Brahmangarh, a village in East Bengal of undivided Bengal. Her mother’s name was Varada Sundari. From her early years, Sarojini showed signs of her extraordinary talent. She began to write poems in English language from her school days. At thirteen, she wrote a long poem, a la Lady of the Lake- 1,300 lines, in six days. At thirteen, she also, wrote a drama of 2,000 lines in English.
While at Madras, Sarojini passed the Matriculation Examination at the age of twelve, obtaining a First Class, from the Madras University. In 1895, Sarojini was sent by her father to King’s College, London, and Girton, Cambridge for higher education. But she returned to India without a degree, at the age of eighteen, although her study of English literature and her personal contact with the literary world in London was of far greater value than mere academic distinction. In her later years, she became a Member of the Royal Literary Society, London, and was conferred the degree of Doctorate by many universities.
Sarojini was affected by the partition of Bengal and decided to join in the freedom movement. The leaders of the Indian freedom movement asked her to devote her intellect for the political cause. She had played an immense role in freedom struggle and partly responsible for establishing gandhian principles all over India.
She found Women’s India association with other leaders and urged the congress to involve more women in the freedom struggle. She was one among the two delegates who attended east African congress. She was elected on 1925 as the president of Indian national congress. She met her end on March 1949 at uttarpradesh.
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