Films Division Pays Tribute To Sarojini Naidu

Pune, Feb 13: Films Division is paying tribute to Sarojini Naidu, a doyen of Indian Independence movement, famously called as ‘Nightingale of India’ on her 143rd birth anniversary, PIB said on Sunday.

A biopic on her will be streamed on FD website and YouTube channel to mark the occasion. This screening is a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebration by the Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

The documentary Sarojini Naidu – The Nightingale of India (1975/B.D. Garga), throws light on the versatile personality who was a great freedom fighter, poet and the first women Governor of an Indian state. More importantly, the film has Sarojini Naidu’s voice, addressing the Asian Relations Conference, PIB mentioned.