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Amirbai Karnataki

Amirbai Karnataki (c. 1906–1965), born Amirjaan and affectionately known as the “Kannada Kokila” (Nightingale of Karnataka), was a monumental figure in the formative decades of Indian cinema. Born in Bilgi into a family steeped in the performing...

Amjadi Begum

Amjadi Begum (1885-1947), born Amjadi Bano Begum, was a formidable Indian freedom fighter, political leader, and journalist whose public life intersected with the most pivotal moments of the twentieth-century independence struggle. Born in Rampur, United Provinces,...