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Hamida Naim

Hamida Naim was born into a family at the forefront of the Indian independence movement, which profoundly shaped her ideals and life’s work. Her father was Dr. Saiyyad Mahmud (1889-1971), a prominent freedom fighter, a close confidant of Mahatma Gandhi and...

Hanifa Begum ‘Abru’

Hanifa Begum (1881–1943), known by her pen name ‘Abru’, was a pioneering Indian feminist, educationist, and social reformer in the early 20th century. A gifted orator, poet, and prose writer, she was also the sister of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, with...