Arts & Culture

Meera Bai: Hindu Mystic Poet, Yogini and Krishna Devotee

Meera Bai lived love for her God, her religion and the life she wanted to lead irrespective of the social convention she was born into. Her message of freedom, her resolve and right to pursue her devotion to deity Krishna and her spiritual beliefs as she felt drawn to despite her persecution.

Joan of Arc: Military Leader and Patron Saint of France

Joan of Arc is a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years’ War, and she was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. Joan of Arc is one of the nine secondary patron saints of France, and one of only four women, along with along with The Virgin Mary, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux and Saint Petronilla.

Nefertiti: One of the Most Powerful Women Ever to Have Ruled

Nefertiti #Grateful4Her. Nefertiti was one of the most powerful women ever to have ruled. Her husband went to great lengths to display her as an equal. In several reliefs she is shown wearing the crown of a pharaoh or smiting her enemies in battle.