Indian activist and poet (1879–1949) who was the first woman to become the governor of an Indian state, and the second woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress in 1925. Remarkable twice-signed AMS by Sarojini Naidu, 41 pages custom-bound in a 9 x 11 padded hardcover volume with embroidered floral decorations, with handwritten and signed title pages for "Section I: The Broken Wing: Poems of Life and Death, Sarojini Naidu, January to June 1915," and "Section II: The Broken Wing: Poems of Love, Sarojini Naidu, January to June 1915." In addition to handwritten tables of contents, the manuscript contains handwritten poems by Naidu including: "The Broken Wing," "Imperial Delhi," "New Year Gifts," "To My Children," "Love Fulfilled," "Summer Woods," "Destiny," "Wandering Beggar," "The Time of Roses," "Persian Song," "Bells," "Three Sorrows," "Awake!," "The Temple," "The Feast," "The Lute-player," "Longing," "If You Were Dead," "The Welcome," "Supplication," "Love's Sacrifice," "The Silence of Love," "Love Omnipotent," "Love Unrepentant," "Devotion," and several others. In overall very good to fine condition.
Ultimately published in 1917, The Broken Wing is a poetry collection by Sarojini Naidu that explores themes of love, loss, and patriotism, reflecting her deep emotional and nationalistic sentiments. The poems are celebrated for their lyrical beauty and poignant expressions of the human spirit. Naidu read one of the political poems, "Awake!," dedicated to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, to close a 1915 speech to the Indian National Congress urging unified Indian action. It would be the last book of new poems published in her lifetime.
