by Admin | Apr 15, 2026 | Politics
Begum Afia Ahmed holds a pioneering position in the political history of Assam as the first Muslim woman elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly. Her landmark victory in 1962 from the Jamunamukh constituency in the Nagaon district (then Nowgong) represented a...
by Admin | Aug 3, 2025 | Politics
Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah was a distinguished Indian politician, social activist, and a pivotal figure in the political history of Jammu and Kashmir. Affectionately known as “Madr-e-Meharban” (Kind Mother) across the Kashmir Valley, she was celebrated for...
by Admin | Jul 16, 2025 | Indian Music, Padma Bhushan
Begum Akhtar (1914–1974), born Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, remains the definitive voice of the Hindustani semi-classical tradition. Universally hailed as Malika-e-Ghazal (Queen of Ghazals), she revolutionised the aesthetic standards of ghazal, thumri, and dadra. Born...
by Admin | Aug 14, 2025 | Education, Social Work
Begum Badr-un-Nissa Akhtar was a pioneering figure in the history of women’s education and social reform in early 20th-century British India. Born into a distinguished intellectual family, the Suhrawardys of Midnapore, Bengal, in 1894, she received an...
by Admin | Jul 16, 2025 | Freedom Movement, Royalty
