Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949) was also known as 'The Nightingale of India'. She was a child prodigy who began writing poems at the age of 12. She was not only a poett but a great patriot, politician, orator and administrator as well. She was a subtle poet and wrote poetry based on the beauty of simple joys and sorrows of life. Her poetry included children's poems. nature poems and poems on love and death.