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Sophia Duleep Singh: The Indian princess who took on the British Empire for women’s rights

by Charu Thakur | Mar 8, 2025

(March 8, 2025) It was November 18, 1910, and the streets of London were filled with the determined voices of 300 women marching towards Parliament. Their banners waved high, their footsteps echoed with purpose, and their chants demanded what had long been...

Sophia Duleep Singh: The Indian-origin princess who fought for women’s rights in the UK

by Global Indian | Jul 27, 2021

(July 27, 2021; 6.30 pm) Did you know that less than 3% of all public statues in the UK are of non-royal women? Ethnic minorities representation is even more sparse. Which is why lawyer Zehra Zaidi of We Too Built Britain launched the Hidden Heroes campaign. The...