National Women's Day of India observed on 13 February

National Women's Day of India was observed on 13 February 2014 in memory of date of birth of India’s first women governor Sarojini Naidu. Sarojini Naidu was born on 13 February 1879 and died on 2 March 1949. This was the 135th birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu. 

Her birthday has been selected to observe as a National Woman Day in recognition of the works done by her for uplliftment and development of women in India. Her name and birth date was proposed to celebrate as the National Women’s Day in India by members of Bhartiya Mahila Sangh and Akhil Bhartiya Mahila Sammelan. 

The Literary works of Sarojini Naidu are Golden Threshold (published in 1905 was her first collection of poems), The Bird of Time: Songs of Life, Death and the Spring, Feast of Youth, The Magic Tree, The Wizard Mask, Muhammad Jinnah: An Ambassador of Unity, The Sceptred Flute: Songs of India, Allahabad: Kitabistan and The Indian Weavers She served as the first woman governor of an Indian state of United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from 1947 to 1949. In 1925, she served as second woman President of the Indian National Congress and she is the first Indian woman to hold that position. Naidu joined the Indian national movement after the partition of Bengal in 1905. In 1928, the British Government awarded her with the medal Naidu Kaiser-i-Hind for her work during the plague epidemic in India 

The International Women’s Day is observed and celebrated on 8 March every year.