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Rajkumari Singh (other)
Rajkumari Singh may refer to: * Rajkumari Singh (1923-1979), Guyanese writer, activist * Ratna Singh Ratna (रत्न) (also Rathna or Rathan) is a Sanskrit term for " jewel". It is also a popular female Hindu name. Ratna may refer to: People * Ratna, Queen Mother of Nepal (born 1928), Queen Consort of Nepal from 1955 to 1972 * Ratna Fabr ... (''Rajkumari Ratna Singh''; born 1959), Indian politician See also * Rajkumar Singh (other) {{hndis, Singh, Rajkumari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajkumari Singh
Rajkumari Singh (13 October 1923 – 1979) was an Indo-Caribbean, Guyanese writer, political activist, educator, and cultural leader. She is the author of the essay "I am a Coolie". Singh was the first published Indian woman from the Caribbean and although she never used the term "feminist," her life's work contributed to feminist literature of the Caribbean, in addition to her advancement of a national Guyanese culture of integration while still upholding Indian culture within this new construct. Poetry Her iconic poem, "Per Ajie," epitomizes the journey of Indians to the Caribbean, through the eyes of an Indo-Caribbean visualizing her paternal great-grandmother making the voyage on one of the historic migratory ships headed for Guyana. It was written in a Shakespearean style of language, in order to elevate the topic of Indian indentureship into circles of serious literary critique. Another piece, "I See Bent Figures," describes the struggles and achievements of indentured Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratna Singh
Ratna (रत्न) (also Rathna or Rathan) is a Sanskrit term for " jewel". It is also a popular female Hindu name. Ratna may refer to: People * Ratna, Queen Mother of Nepal (born 1928), Queen Consort of Nepal from 1955 to 1972 * Ratna Fabri, museologist of India * Ratna Pathak (born 1963), Indian actress of Bollywood films * Ratna Sari Devi Sukarno (born 1940), one of the wives of the first President of Indonesia, Sukarno * Ratna Singh (born 1959), Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party Other uses * The 14 ratnas that emerged from the sea of milk during the Samudra manthan * The Ratna is the pinnacle of a Hindu temple * Bharat Ratna The Bharat Ratna (; ''Jewel of India'') is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distinctio ..., India's highest civilian award * Karnataka Ratna, highest civilian ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |