Madam Bhikaji Cama

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Madam Bhikaji Cama was an Indian independence activist and revolutionary known for unfurling one of the first versions of the Indian national flag abroad and advocating for India's freedom on the international stage.

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instanceOf Indian independence activist
Indian nationalist
feminist
political leader
revolutionary
advocatedFor Indian self-rule
women's rights
alsoKnownAs Madam Bhikaji Cama
Madame Cama
burialPlace Parsi crematorium, Bombay
causeOfDeath illness
collaboratedWith Lala Har Dayal
Shyamji Krishna Varma
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
commemoratedBy Indian postage stamps bearing her image
roads and institutions named after her in India
countryOfCitizenship British India
date 1907
dateOfBirth 1861-09-24
dateOfDeath 1936-08-13
designed an early version of the Indian national flag
ethnicGroup Parsi
linked to: Parsis
event unfurled an early Indian national flag at the International Socialist Congress in Stuttgart
fullName Bhikaji Rustom Cama
gender female
languageSpoken English
French
Gujarati
legacy considered one of the earliest prominent women leaders of the Indian independence movement
inspired later generations of Indian nationalists
location Stuttgart, Germany
linked to: Stuttgart
movement Indian independence movement
notableFor advocacy for Indian independence on the international stage
participation in revolutionary nationalist activities in Europe
unfurling an early version of the Indian national flag abroad
occupation orator
political activist
placeOfBirth Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
linked to: Mumbai

Bombay Presidency, British India
linked to: Bombay Presidency
placeOfDeath Bombay, British India
linked to: Mumbai
politicalAlignment anti-colonial
socialist-leaning
residence London, United Kingdom
linked to: London, England

Paris, France
linked to: Paris
spouse Rustom Cama
supported Indian revolutionaries in exile

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Imperial Legislative Council of India member Madam Bhikaji Cama
Bhikaji Cama alsoKnownAs Madam Bhikaji Cama
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