Google celebrates the 117th birthday of famous poet Subhadra Kumari Chouhan, the Indian poet who wrote the famous poem Jhansi ki Rani, with a doodle on Monday.
Kumari is depicted in the doodle wearing a saree and holding a pen and paper. Rani Lakshmi Bai can be seen riding a horse in the back, and there are a few others marching in the country's freedom struggle.
Subhadra Kumari wrote a number of works in Hindi poetry, the most well-known of which is Jhansi ki Rani. The poem, which depicts Rani Lakshmi Bai's life, is one of the most recited and sung poems in Hindi literature.
Chauhan's poetry and prose were primarily about the difficulties that Indian women overcame, such as gender and caste discrimination. Her steadfast nationalism remained a defining feature of her poetry.
Subhadra Kumari was born on August 16, 1904 in Nihalpur village, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, to a Rajpur family. She began her education at the Crosthwaite Girls' School in Prayagraj, where she graduated from middle school in 1919. At the age of 16, she married Thakur Laxman Singh Chauhan of Khandwa and had five children with him. She then relocated to Jabalpur.
In 1921, Subhadra and her husband joined Mahatma Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Movement. She was Nagpur's first female Satyagrahi, and she was imprisoned twice for her role in anti-British-rule protests in 1923 and 1942. She was a member of the state's legislative assembly (erstwhile Central Provinces). She died in a car accident in Seoni, MP, in 1948, while returning to Jabalpur from Nagpur, where she had gone to attend an assembly session.
Today, Chauhan's poetry is taught in many Indian schools as a symbol of historical progress, encouraging future generations to speak out against social injustice and to celebrate the words that shaped a nation's history.
The Indian Coast Guard ship ICGS Subhadra Kumari Chauhan was named after the poet. The Madhya Pradesh government erected a statue of Subhadra Kumari Chauhan in front of the Jabalpur Municipal Corporation office.
On August 6, 1976, India Post issued a postage stamp in her honour. On her 117th birthday, August 16, 2021, search engine Google honoured Subhadra Kumari with a Doodle. "Chauhan's poetry remains a staple in many Indian classrooms as a symbol of historical progress, encouraging future generations to stand up to social injustice and celebrate the words that shaped a nation's history," Google commented.
