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Madam Bhikaji Cama was born to a wealthy Parsi family on September 24, 1861. Her father Sorabji Framji Patel was a well known merchant. From the very beginning, she was rebellious by nature. She received good education in English and at the same time learnt various languages. Even when she was young, she had a fire in her to do something for her country.

When she attained a mature age, she was married to Rustom K. R. Cama, who was a lawyer by profession and social worker by choice. They always had contradictory views about the British Government. On one hand, where Mr. Cama felt that the British did a lot for the development of the country, then on the other hand, his wife felt that they have weakened the nation by practicing an extreme form of imperialism. Thus, their marriage failed due to the incompatibility between them. After that, Madam Cama got engaged in various social activities.

When Bombay presidency was affected by the outbreak of plague, Madam Cama occupied the vanguard position in saving the victims. In fact, she herself fell prey to this deadly disease. But, by God's grace she was saved. She was advised bed rest for some time. So, she left for London in the year 1902. She was the private secretary of Dadabhai Nauroji, a great Indian nationalist leader. Madam Cama was the one to unfurl the tricolour flag of India at Stuttgart.

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