Google on August 16, 2021, paid a tribute to Indian activist, freedom fighter, and poet Subhadra Kumari Chauhan on her 117th birth anniversary with a creative doodle.The doodle shows Chauhan dressed in a saree sitting holding a pen with several notes. The doodle showcases a Jhansi Ki Rani and freedom fighters. Google in a statement described Chauhan as a ‘trailblazing writer and freedom fighter’ who earned a national prominence during an era of literature dominated by men.

Who is Subhadra Kumari Chauhan?

=> Subhadra Kumari Chauhan was an Indian activist, freedom fighter, and poet whose work gained national recognition during a male-dominated era of literature.

=> Chauhan was born in Nihalpur village in Uttar Pradesh on August 16, 1904. Her first poem was published when she was only 9-years-old.

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan: Her Work

=> Chauhan’s poem ‘Jhansi ki Rani’ is one of the most recited poems in Hindi literature. ‘Balika ka Parichay’ and ‘Khilonewala’ are among the list of her remarkable poems.

=> Google further said that her poetry and literature work primarily threw light on the hardships of Indian women such as caste and gender discrimination.

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan: Role during India’s Freedom Movement

=> With her steadfast nationalism, Chauhan became a part of the Indian Nationalist Movement in 1921 and used her poetry as a medium to urge people to join the fight for their nation.

=> In 1923, Chauhan became the first woman satyagrahi, a member of the Indian collective of non-violent anti-colonialists who was arrested in the Independence struggle.

=> Google further in its statement stated that during the 1940s, she published a total of 88 poems and 46 short stories in the fight for India’s independence.

=> Chauhan has also been the author of ‘Jallianwala Bagh Mein Vasant’, ‘Veeron Ka Kaisa Ho Basant’, ‘Rakhi Ki Chunauti’, and ‘Vida’.

=> She died in 1948 during a car accident.