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Question
Go to your college library and collect and read the poems written by Sarojini Naidu.
Solution
The students can read the following poems by Sarojini Naidu:
- A Love Song from the North
- A Rajput Love Song
- Alabaster
- An Indian Love Song
- Autumn Song
Notes
[Note: The above activity students will do themselves]
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