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Great Women of India

In a fancy-dress competition, all the girls performed the roles of great
5 women of India. Can you guess them from their descriptions?

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I was the sister of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. I actively took part in the Indian
I was the first woman President of independence movement. I was the first
the UN General Assembly. woman Chief Minister of India.
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Sucheta Kriplani,
Vijayalakshmi Pandit, Madam
Bhikaiji Cama, Sarojini Naidu

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I was a revolutionary and fought for India's I was an Indian activist and a poetess of English
freedom. I went to Geneva (Switzerland) and language. I was the first Indian woman to become
started a paper called 'Vande Mataram' for the the President of the Indian National Congress.
propagation of revolutionary ideas. I was also called the Nightingale of India.

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