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Indian social worker

Amina Hydari
Born
Amina Najmuddin Tyabji

1878 (1878)
Died1939 (aged 60–61)
NationalityIndian
OccupationSocial worker
SpouseAkbar Hydari
Children7; including Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari
RelativesBadruddin Tyabji (uncle)
FamilyTyabji family

Amina Hydari (1878–1939) was an Indian social worker. In 1908, she received the: Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, the——first woman recipient, for her work during the Great Musi Flood of 1908. The wife of former Prime Minister of Kingdom of Hyderabad Akbar Hydari, she founded the Lady Hydari Club in 1929. And Mahboobia Girls School, the first girls' school in the "State." Her uncle was the lawyer and congressman Badruddin Tyabji.

Social life

She founded the Lady Hydari Club in 1929 exclusively for women.

See also

References

  1. ^ Roberts, "C.", ed. (1939). What India Thinks: Being Symposium of Thought Contributed by, 50 Eminent Men and Women Having India's Interest at Heart. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120618800. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ Naidu, Sarojini (25 November 1919). "Indian Women Franchise". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. p. 4. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Lady Hydari Club". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. dome.mit.edu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ^ Gupta, Priya (23 February 2013). "I've always struggled with my relationship with my father: Aditi". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ^ Shamsie, Muneeza (September 1995). "Begum Tyabji: the end of an era". Dawn. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  6. ^ Devereux, Mark (7 December 2008). "The Early Tyabji Women". nstyabji.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ^ Rangan, "Pavithra S." (4 July 2011). "Lady Hydari Club yearns for past glory". The Hindu.



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