Oh, we want a new breed of men before India can be cleansed of her disease.
Meaning of the quote
Sarojini Naidu, an Indian politician, believed that India needed a new kind of people before it could get rid of its problems. She felt that the current people were not good enough to fix the issues facing the country. Naidu wanted to see a different type of person emerge who could help make India a better place.
About Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu was an Indian political activist, poet, and the first female Governor of the United Provinces. She played a crucial role in India’s independence movement and became the first Indian woman to serve as the president of the Indian National Congress. Naidu’s literary works, especially her poem “In the Bazaars of Hyderabad,” earned her the nickname “Nightingale of India” from Mahatma Gandhi.
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