Annie wood is an famous writer, orator, theosophist, women’s rights activist, educationist, philanthropist. When we look into the history of wood she was born on 1st Oct 1847 at Clapham, London United Kingdom who belong to the British Nationality. She was an ancient supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule . Annie Besant was a great and courageous lady who has been titled as a freedom fighter as she fought for many war to help people to get their real freedom. Annie Besant as a social reformer took a role as an social activist for both England and India. She proved herself as one of the best social activist through her great and continued social works even aftter being criticized regarding to women’s rights in India. Wood also fought gor women’s rights favouring the traditional Hindu customs as she had more respect for the old Hindu ideas.
During her life as a social activist, she wrote for the National reformer newspaper of NSS at the age of 19. She got married to Frank Besant a clergyman but soon got legally separated due to religious difference and they had 2 children asther and Mabel. Later, which she became a prominent speaker, famous writer for National secular society NSS and had a friendly relationship with her close friend of Charles Bradlaugh and later which they both joined hands and published a book by birth control campaigners. Charles Bradlaugh was 1st selected as member of parliament for Northampton and became the leading speakers for Fabian society and Marxist social democratic federation (SDF) and become involved in union actions including the Bloods Sunday demonstration and the London matchgirls strikes.
Besant was earning a small weekly wage by writing a column for National Reformer. The NSS allowed her to act as one of its public speakers which was very popular entertainment in Victorian times by which her demand for brilliant speaking increased. When we look into the theosophy interest of Basant she met Helena Blavatsky and over the next few years her interest in theosophy grew and she become society member and successful lecturer in the theosophy and also she was deeply involved in Indian Independence movement and continued her campaign to make India and independent country the love on Indian People culture, tradition make her bring it and started awakening Indian people for deep sleep through her loud speech .when she became President of theosophical society. She guided indian societies away from Buddhism to bring them towards Hinduism.
Annie came to India through her theosophy related religious movement and was selected as 1st women President of Indian National Congress as an Irish origin women who played a significant role towards Indian Independence movement and Annie left congress and joined the liberal party when Gandhi launched satyagraha against British rule and when he took effective control of the congress party.
Besides being a prolific writer Besant was ‘practised stamp orator’ who gave 66 public lectures in 1 year and also engaged in public debates. Some of the popular books are The political status of women, The law of population, why I am socialist, The 7 principles of man, Karma, The religion problem in India, The ancient wisdom.
The great speaker rested her soul on 20 sep 1933 at the age of 85 in Indian land of Adyar Madras, Madras Presidency British.
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