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| name = Saadat Bano | | name = Saadat Bano | ||
| birth_date = {{birth year|1893}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[India]] | |||
| death_date = {{death date and age|1970|08|18|1893}} | |||
| death_place = [[New Delhi, India]] | |||
| occupation = Writer, poet | |||
| spouse = [[Saifuddin Kitchlew]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Saadat Bano'''. | '''Saadat Bano''' (1893 – 18 August 1970) was an Indian freedom fighter, political activist and poet. She wrote about women's rights, education and nationalism. | ||
== Biography == | |||
Bano was born in [[Amritsar]], [[India]], in 1893. Her father was a lawyer, and she learned Arabic, Persian and English. At the age of 16, she published articles titled ''Freedom of Women'' in the magazine [[Tehzeeb-e-Niswan]].<ref name="Salim2023">{{cite web |title=Saadat Bano: One Of The Leading Women Thinkers In India |url=https://www.newageislam.com/islamic-personalities/saquib-salim-new-age-islam/saadat-bano-one-leading-women-thinkers-india/d/129821 |last=Salim |first=Saquib |website=New Age Islam |date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2026}}</ref><ref name="Sandhu2025">{{cite book |title=The Lost Heer: Women in Colonial Punjab |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Lost_Heer/1TPTEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Saadat+Bano%22&pg=PT285&printsec=frontcover |last=Sandhu |first=Harleen Singh |publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |isbn=9789367905609 |date=March 31, 2025 |access-date=November 7, 2026}}</ref> | |||
In 1911, she raised funds for the [[Red Crescent Society]] during the [[Battle of Tripoli (1911)|Battle of Tripoli]] and the [[Balkan Wars]].<ref name="Sandhu2025" /> | |||
In 1915, she married independence activist [[Saifuddin Kitchlew]].<ref name="Kitchlew1979">{{cite book |title=Freedom fighter: The story of Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew |url=https://archive.org/stream/freedomfighterst00kitc/freedomfighterst00kitc_djvu.txt |last=Kitchlew |first=F.Z. |isbn=9780861161263 |via=[[Internet Archive]] |year=1979 |access-date=November 7, 2026}}</ref> In 1918, she published poems praising [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi]].<ref name="Kidwai2021">{{cite book |title=Dust of the Caravan |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dust_of_the_Caravan/Q6EDEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Sadat+Bano%22&pg=PT289&printsec=frontcover |last=Kidwai |first=Anis |author-link=Anis Kidwai |publisher=[[Zubaan Books]] |isbn=9788194760573 |date=August 31, 2021 |access-date=November 7, 2026}}</ref> | |||
After her husband was arrested on April 10, 1919, Bano was scheduled to speak at [[Jallianwala Bagh]] on April 13 but arrived late and missed the massacre.<ref name="Sandhu2025" /><ref name="Hunt2025">{{cite web |title=Less known Muslim Women Freedom Fighters |url=https://www.mpositive.in/less-known-muslim-women-freedom-fighters/ |website=mpositive.in |date=September 25, 2025 |access-date=November 7, 2026}}</ref> She later helped people injured during protests against British rule at her home.<ref name="Kitchlew1979" /> She also contacted Muslims in America to gain support for the Indian independence movement.<ref name="Suman2014">{{cite journal |title=Living patriotism: the experience of 'freedom' among the Muslim women of colonial Punjab. |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Living+patriotism%3A+the+experience+of+%27freedom%27+among+the+Muslim+women...-a0397455362 |last=Suman |first=Bharti |journal=Pakistan Journal of Women's Studies: Alam-e-Niswan |via=The Free Library |date=December 1, 2014 |access-date=November 7, 2026}}</ref> In 1921, she briefly served as chairperson of the [[Swaraj Ashram]].<ref name="Suman2014" /> | |||
Bano wrote about women's rights, education and nationalism.<ref name="Voice2023">{{cite web |title=When will history give its due to Indian women freedom fighters? |url=https://www.awazthevoice.in/heritage-news/when-will-history-give-its-due-to-indian-women-freedom-fighters-23129.html |website=awazthevoice.in |date=June 8, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2026}}</ref> She also attended sessions of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="Post2026">{{cite web |title=The Muslim Women Who Fought for India's Freedom — And Were Nearly Forgotten |url=https://theobserverpost.com/the-muslim-women-who-fought-for-indias-freedom-and-were-nearly-forgotten/ |website=The Observer Post |date=August 15, 2026 |access-date=November 7, 2026}}</ref> | |||
She later lived in [[New Delhi]]<ref name="Kitchlew1979" /> and died on August 18, 1970.<ref name="Salim2023" /> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:04, 12 November 2026
Saadat Bano | |
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| Born | 1893 |
| Died | August 18, 1970 (aged 76–77) |
| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Spouse(s) | Saifuddin Kitchlew |
Saadat Bano (1893 – 18 August 1970) was an Indian freedom fighter, political activist and poet. She wrote about women's rights, education and nationalism.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Bano was born in Amritsar, India, in 1893. Her father was a lawyer, and she learned Arabic, Persian and English. At the age of 16, she published articles titled Freedom of Women in the magazine Tehzeeb-e-Niswan.[1][2]
In 1911, she raised funds for the Red Crescent Society during the Battle of Tripoli and the Balkan Wars.[2]
In 1915, she married independence activist Saifuddin Kitchlew.[3] In 1918, she published poems praising Lala Lajpat Rai and Mahatma Gandhi.[4]
After her husband was arrested on April 10, 1919, Bano was scheduled to speak at Jallianwala Bagh on April 13 but arrived late and missed the massacre.[2][5] She later helped people injured during protests against British rule at her home.[3] She also contacted Muslims in America to gain support for the Indian independence movement.[6] In 1921, she briefly served as chairperson of the Swaraj Ashram.[6]
Bano wrote about women's rights, education and nationalism.[7] She also attended sessions of the Indian National Congress.[8]
She later lived in New Delhi[3] and died on August 18, 1970.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salim, Saquib (May 22, 2023). "Saadat Bano: One Of The Leading Women Thinkers In India". New Age Islam. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sandhu, Harleen Singh (March 31, 2025). The Lost Heer: Women in Colonial Punjab. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 9789367905609. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kitchlew, F.Z. (1979). Freedom fighter: The story of Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew. ISBN 9780861161263. Retrieved November 7, 2026 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Kidwai, Anis (August 31, 2021). Dust of the Caravan. Zubaan Books. ISBN 9788194760573. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Less known Muslim Women Freedom Fighters". mpositive.in. September 25, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Suman, Bharti (December 1, 2014). "Living patriotism: the experience of 'freedom' among the Muslim women of colonial Punjab". Pakistan Journal of Women's Studies: Alam-e-Niswan. Retrieved November 7, 2026 – via The Free Library.
- ↑ "When will history give its due to Indian women freedom fighters?". awazthevoice.in. June 8, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
- ↑ "The Muslim Women Who Fought for India's Freedom — And Were Nearly Forgotten". The Observer Post. August 15, 2026. Retrieved November 7, 2026.