Hajrah Begum was an Indian politician, leader of the Communist Party of India and the General Secretary of National Federation of Indian Women from 1954 to 1962.
11 Facts About Hajrah Begum
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In 1933 Hajrah Begum went to Great Britain with her son, to study Montessori teaching course there.
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Hajrah Begum was part of the group of Indian Marxist students.
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Hajrah Begum became active in the Congress Socialist Party in Allahabad, where she organized railway coolies, press workers and peasants.
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Hajrah Begum became the organising secretary of the All India Women's Conference in 1940, and edited its organ Hindi-language organ Roshni.
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Hajrah Begum was a frequent contributor to the weekly Qaumi Jang.
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Hajrah Begum was imprisoned at Lucknow Jail for five months in 1949, and worked in the underground after her release.
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Hajrah Begum was a participant at the World Peace Conference in Vienna in 1952.
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Hajrah Begum was one of the founders of the National Federation of Indian Women and former General Secretary from 1954 to 1962.
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Hajrah Begum had a daughter, Urdu theater director, Salima Raza, and a granddaughter, actress Ayesha Raza Mishra.
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Hajrah Begum died on 20 January 2003, after a prolonged period of illness.