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Google India doodle commemorates Sarojini Naidu's 135th birthday

Naidu was a child prodigy, Indian independence activist, and a poet

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Last Updated : Feb 13 2014 | 11:01 AM IST

Google is celebrating Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu's 135th birthday with a doodle visible on its India homepage.

Naidu was a child prodigy, Indian independence activist, and a poet.

According a report in NDTV, post-Independence, Naidu served as the first Governor of the United Provinces from 1947 to 1949 and also contributed to the drafting of the Indian constitution.

Sarojini Naidu suffered a heart attack and died on March 2, 1949 at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Some of her literary works include, The Bird of Time: Songs of Life, Death and the Spring, The Broken Wing: Songs of Love, Death and the Spring, Muhammad Jinnah: An Ambassador of Unity, Feast of Youth, The Magic Tree and The Wizard Mask.

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First Published: Feb 13 2014 | 9:52 AM IST

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