Madam Bhikaji Cama, a prominent personality of the Indian Nationalist Movement, was born on 24th September, 1861 in Bombay. She is known for her venture to hoist the Indian flag in a foreign land and announced it as ‘A flag of Independence’. She helped revolutionaries in every way whether with money, material or ideas.
Madam Cama played a major role during Bombay Presidency famine and plague in 1896. She selflessly served the people who were affected and in distress. Together with Dadabhai Naoroji and Singh Rewabhai Rana. She was instrumental in establishing ‘Indian Home Rule Society’ with Shyamji Krishna Verma in February 1905.
Madam Cama relocated to Paris in 1905 where she wrote, published and distributed revolutionary literature for the movement. When she attended the Socialist Conference at Stuttgart, she unfurled the first Indian National Flag. Cama remained in exile in Europe till 1935. Seriously ill and paralyzed by a stroke, Madam Cama returned to India and at the age of 74, she breathed her last.
A philanthropist, considerate yet determined woman that Bhikaji Cama has been well portrayed in this inspiring biography.

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Contents

Author’s Note —Pgs. 7

1. Parsi Community and Madam Cama —Pgs. 13

2. Contact with the Motherland —Pgs. 19

3. The Mother of Revolution is Born —Pgs. 25

4. The House of Terror —Pgs. 30

5. Imprisonment of Lala Lajpat Rai —Pgs. 38

6. Hoist the Flag High —Pgs. 42

7. American Tour —Pgs. 51

8. In Support of Armed Struggle —Pgs. 58

9. Message for National Integration —Pgs. 64

10. A True Sacrifice —Pgs. 68

11. For Savarkar —Pgs. 76

12. Vandemataram Newspaper —Pgs. 83

13. Daring Madam Cama —Pgs. 86

14. Interest in the Russian Revolution —Pgs. 90

15. An Endless Struggle —Pgs. 95

16. My Lovely Country —Pgs. 99

17. In The Lap of Motherland —Pgs. 104

18. In Fond Memory of Madam Cama —Pgs. 110

Appendix —Pgs.

1. Chief Comrades —Pgs. 114

2. An Affectionate Personality —Pgs. 131

3. A Few Extracts from the Paper Vandemataram —Pgs. 138

Timeline —Pgs. 143

Rachna Bhola ‘Yamini’ is a post-graduate in journalism and contributes regularly to various magazines and newspapers. Writes on various genre – stories, biography, novel, etc. and has written over 150 books. With a command over both English and Hindi languages, she has translated a number of fairy tales, classics and children fiction books.