Title

Mahatma Gandhi With Mahadev Desai and Sarojini Naidu on their way to Buckingham Palace, London, to meet the King, 1931

Caption

Mahatma Gandhi With Mahadev Desai and Sarojini Naidu on their way to Buckingham Palace, London, to meet the King, 1931. Mohandas Gandhi (1869 – 1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Mahadev Desai (1892 – 1942) was an Indian independence activist and writer best remembered as Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary. Sarojini Naidu (born as Sarojini Chattopadhyay) also known by the sobriquet as The Nightingale of India and was a poet. Naidu served as the first governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from 1947 to 1949. She was the second woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress in 1925

Date

20th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A12_039

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (3,6Mb) / 12,4in x 18,7in / 3732 x 5619 (300dpi)

Keywords

Indian National Congress Mahatma Gandhi Mahadev Desai Sarojini Naidu Buckingham Palace London Mohandas Gandhi leader Indian independence movement British-ruled India Mahadev Desai activist writer secretary Nightingale of India poet governor United Provinces Agra Oudh president Indian National Congress