Amjadi Bano (1885-28 March 1947) also known as Amjadi Bano Begum was an Indian revolutionary, freedom fighter, politician and journalist. She was married to

Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar Muhammad Ali Jawhar (10 December 18784 January 1931) was an Indian politician and activist of the Indian independence movement. He was a co-founder of the All-India Muslim League and Jamia Millia Islamia. Born into an anti-colonial family, Jaw ...

. She was the lone women in the first working committee of the

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. She also attended the First Round Table Conference in London. She established '' Roznama Hind'', an Urdu daily to spread the message of freedom. She was elected unopposed for a seat in Uttar Pradesh in the general elections of 1946.

Early life

Bano was born in 1885 to Azmat Ali Khan, a high official of Rampur State, and received primary education at her home.

Personal life

Bano was married to Muhammad Ali Jauhar, her cousin, at the age of 17 in 1902. She started her career in activism with her husband and Bi Amma, her mother-in-law. They had four daughters, two of them dying at 19.

Death and legacy

Bano died on 28 March 1947 and was buried at Khilafat House, Bombay (now Mumbai).

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, in his ''

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'' of 29 November 1921, wrote a special article about her entitled 'A Brave Woman'.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bano, Amjadi 1885 births 1947 deaths Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh People from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh Journalists from Uttar Pradesh Leaders of the Pakistan Movement