Amjadi Bano
Amjadi Bano Begum | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 1946 – 28 March 1947 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1885 Rampur |
| Died | 28 March 1947 Bombay, India |
| Spouse | Mohammad Ali Jauhar (m. 1902) |
| Relations | Abadi Bano Begum (mother-in-law) |
| Children | 4 |
Amjadi Bano (1885-28 March 1947) also known as Amjadi Bano Begum was an Indian revolutionary, freedom fighter, politician and journalist.[1] She was married to Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar.[2][3] She was the lone women in the first working committee of the Muslim League.[4] She also attended the First Round Table Conference in London.[5] She established Roznama Hind, an Urdu daily to spread the message of freedom. She was elected unopposed for a seat in Uttar Pradesh in the general elections of 1946.[6]
Early life[edit]
Bano was born in 1885 to Azmat Ali Khan, a high official of Rampur State, and received primary education at her home.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Bano was married to Muhammad Ali Jauhar, her cousin, at the age of 17 in 1902. She started her career in activism with her husband and Bi Amma, her mother-in-law.[8]
They had four daughters, two of them dying at 19.
Death and legacy[edit]
Bano died on 28 March 1947 and was buried at Khilafat House, Bombay (now Mumbai).[9]
Mahatma Gandhi, in his Young India of 29 November 1921, wrote a special article about her entitled 'A Brave Woman'.
References[edit]
- ^ Newspaper, From the (2021-03-28). "Remembering Amjadi Bano Begum". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Amjadi Bano Begum: Woman behind Pakistan Resolution". Brecorder. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Amjadi Begum: The force behind Khilafat movement". awazthevoice.in. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Remembering Amjadi Begum (1885 - 28 March 1947)". The Friday Times. 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ علیگ, شاہد صدیقی (2024-03-28). "امجدی بانو بیگم: عظیم پردہ نشیں انقلابی خاتون...برسی کے موقع پر". Qaumi Awaz (in Urdu). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Menon, Visalakshi (2003). Indian Women and Nationalism, the U.P. Story. Har-Anand Publications. ISBN 978-81-241-0939-7.
- ^ Mahotsav, Amrit. "Abadi Bano Begum". Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Monitor, Urdu Media (2015-03-30). "Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar's Wife Amjadi Begum Supported and Remained by the Side of Maulana at Every Step of the Khilafat Conference". Urdu Media Monitor. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ TwoCircles.net (2015-04-01). "Amjadi Begum: 'A brave woman'". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 2024-04-15.