Short note on Annie besant
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She was a British socialist, theosophist, feminist, writer and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule.
She started Theosophical society in India and was one of the pioneers of Home Rule League in India apart from Tilak.
She helped establish Central Hindu College and Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board in Mumbai.
In 1907 she became President of the Theosophical Society whose international headquarters were in Adyar, Madras, India.
She later joined the INC and helped to start Home Rule League movement with Tilak demanding democracy in India under British dominion.
She fought for the causes she thought were right, like freedom of thought, women's rights, secularism, birth control, Fabian workers' rights.
She published books. Her autobiography, Occult Chemistry and Fruits of Philosophy were great works.
She helped find Malthusian League which advocated the demand of abolition of penalties for promotion of contraceptives.
She was politically very active, participated in agitations and strikes in England and India both.
She lived a long life and died at the age of 85 on 20th Sept 1933 in Adyar, Madras, India.
Annie Besant
Annie Besant was one of the British socialists, women's right activists, theosophists, writers and lastly the orators. She supported Indian self - rule as well as Irish self - rule. She belonged to an Irish family of Clapham, London. She was born on 1st of October, 1847 in Clapham, London to the parents of a middle - class family and who were of Irish origin. Her heritage was her pride and she was one of the people who supported Irish self - rule. At the age of five years, her father died which in turn left her family almost out of money. However, her lovely mother managed the situation by running a somewhat boarding house for the boys studying in Harrow School. Even her mother failed to take care of her for long and unwillingly gave her to her friend Ellen Marryat. Marryat was a good person and took care of Annie well. She ensured that Annie got proper education. She was married to a clergyman Frak Besant at the age of about 20 years.
