Chitra Katha

Rani GaidinliuDaughter of the Naga Hills

At sixteen she led the Zeliangrong Naga resistance to British rule and was captured in October 1932; she spent fourteen years in prison, and Nehru named her Rani.

26 January 1915 – 17 February 1993

The full life
1Born at Nungkao, Tamenglong district, Manipur.
2Captured on 17 October 1932, aged sixteen.Rani Gaidinliu · The British
3Released in 1947 after about fifteen years in prison.Rani Gaidinliu · The people
4Padma Bhushan, 1982; Indian stamp, 1996.Rani Gaidinliu
5Born on 26 January 1915.
6Underground again from 1960 to 1966 in defence of the Heraka faith.Rani Gaidinliu · The people

Sources for these facts

  • Ursula Graham Bower, Naga Path (1950)
  • Assam and Manipur administration records, 1931–32

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