Sarojini Naidu was an Indian political rights activist and writer. She is remembered for promoting women’s emancipation through her work and her writing. Greatly influenced by the Romantic poets, Naidu’s poetry is noted for its rich use of sensory imagery. She is sometimes regarded as the “Nightingale of India.” She passed away in March 1949 from cardiac arrest.
‘Indian Weavers’ explores the inevitability of death while celebrating the cycles of human existence and experience.
Weavers, weaving at break of day,
Why do you weave a garment so gay? . . .
Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild,
We weave the robes of a new-born child.
‘Humayun to Zobeida’ by Sarojini Naidu depicts a man who is upset with a woman who will not allow him to further their relationship.
‘In The Bazaars of Hyderabad’ by Sarojini Naidu describes in vibrant detail the market stalls and products of the Hyderabad bazaars.
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