Google recently dedicated its doodle to Indian poetess Subhadra Kumari Chauhan’s 117th birth anniversary.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (16 August 1904 – 16 February 1948) was an Indian poet. She wrote in the Khariboli dialect of Hindi, in a simple, clear style.
One of her most popular poems is “Jhansi ki Rani” (about the courageous Queen of Jhansi).
This and her other poems, Jallianwala Bagh mein Vasant, Veeron Ka Kaisa Ho Basant, Rakhi Ki Chunauti, and Vida, openly talk about the freedom movement.
They are said to have inspired great numbers of Indian youth to participate in the Indian Freedom Movement.
The ICGS Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, an Indian Coast Guard ship, was named for the poet.
