Annie Besant: Short Notes For PSC
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presents a brief overview of the life and achievements of Annie Besant, a social reformer, political leader, women's rights campaigner, writer, and orator who was instrumental in the fight for Indi...
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presents a brief overview of the life and achievements of Annie Besant, a social reformer, political leader, women's rights campaigner, writer, and orator who was instrumental in the fight for Indian independence.
Life and times of Annie Besant: Short Notes(19)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birth | 1847 October 1 (London) |
| Former Name | Annie Wood |
| Nickname | Diamond Soul,Grand Old Lady of Indian Nationalism |
| Autobiography | Annie Besant: An Autobiography |
| The year in which Annie Besant reached Indiawas | 1893.as a part of theTheosophical Society |
| Founder of | Central Hindu School and College in Banares(now Varanasi, 1898),which later became the famousBanaras Hindu University in 1916 |
| Adopted Son | Jiddu Krishnamurti |
| Famous Words | England’s need is India’s opportunity |
| Death | 1933 September 20, Adyar (Chennai) |
| Resting place | Garden of Remembrance(Memorial park in Adyar, Chennai) |
| All-India Home Rule LeagueEstablished in | September 1916(Chennai).Co-founder–Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Organizing Secretary | George Arundale |
| The Muslim leader who joined the Home Rule League | Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
| Theosophical SocietyFounders | Madame H. P. Blavatsky & Colonel Olcott(New York, 1875) |
| Alias | Brahma Vidyasangham,Headquarters– Adyar(Chennai, Tamil Nadu) |
| Annie Besant joined the Theosophical Society | 1889 May 21 |
| The first branch of Theosophical society opened in Kerala at which place | Palakkad |
| Name the Malabari member of the Home Rule League Delegation led by Annie Besant that traveled to London in 1917 to deliver a memorandum to the Secretary of State | K.P. Kesava Menon* |
| Secretary of Malabar Home rule league | K.P. Kesava Menon.In 1917, at the age of 29, who was asked by Annie Besant to travel to England with her, Syed Hussain, and BV Narasimhan to talk about Home Rule?George Joseph* |
Birth
1847 October 1 (London)
Former Name
Annie Wood
Nickname
Diamond Soul,Grand Old Lady of Indian Nationalism
Autobiography
Annie Besant: An Autobiography
The year in which Annie Besant reached Indiawas
1893.as a part of theTheosophical Society
Founder of
Central Hindu School and College in Banares(now Varanasi, 1898),which later became the famousBanaras Hindu University in 1916
Adopted Son
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Famous Words
England’s need is India’s opportunity
Death
1933 September 20, Adyar (Chennai)
Resting place
Garden of Remembrance(Memorial park in Adyar, Chennai)
All-India Home Rule LeagueEstablished in
September 1916(Chennai).Co-founder–Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Organizing Secretary
George Arundale
The Muslim leader who joined the Home Rule League
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Theosophical SocietyFounders
Madame H. P. Blavatsky & Colonel Olcott(New York, 1875)
Alias
Brahma Vidyasangham,Headquarters– Adyar(Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Annie Besant joined the Theosophical Society
1889 May 21
The first branch of Theosophical society opened in Kerala at which place
Palakkad
Name the Malabari member of the Home Rule League Delegation led by Annie Besant that traveled to London in 1917 to deliver a memorandum to the Secretary of State*
K.P. Kesava Menon
Secretary of Malabar Home rule league*
K.P. Kesava Menon.In 1917, at the age of 29, who was asked by Annie Besant to travel to England with her, Syed Hussain, and BV Narasimhan to talk about Home Rule?George Joseph
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