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"The Bird of Time: Songs of Life, Death and the Spring" is a collection of poems by Sarojini Naidu, published in 1912 in London, with an introduction by the English critic Edmund Gosse.

About the poetry of Sarojini Naidu:

• Her poems are known for their musical, lyrical quality, rich imagery and descriptions of Indian life, colours and festivals.
• Famous poems include "In the Bazaars of Hyderabad", "Palanquin Bearers", "Indian Weavers", "Coromandel Fishers" and "The Gift of India" (a tribute to Indian soldiers in World War I).

Her poetry collections:

• "The Golden Threshold" (1905): her first collection, named after her family home in Hyderabad.
• "The Bird of Time" (1912).
• "The Broken Wing" (1917).
• "The Feather of the Dawn" (published after her death, in 1961).

About Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949):

She was born in Hyderabad on 13 February 1879. Her birthday is celebrated as National Women's Day in India.

She was called the "Nightingale of India" ("Bharat Kokila") because of her poetry.

She studied at King's College, London, and Girton College, Cambridge.

She joined the freedom struggle, took part in the Salt Satyagraha (1930), and led the raid on the Dharasana Salt Works after Gandhi's arrest.

She became the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress, at the Kanpur session in 1925.

After independence, she became the first woman Governor of an Indian state, the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh), in 1947.

Other Indian poets in English:

• Toru Dutt: "Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan".
• Kamala Das: "Summer in Calcutta".
• Rabindranath Tagore: "Gitanjali" (English translation, 1912).
• Nissim Ezekiel: "Night of the Scorpion".

Why not the other options?

• ✗Toru Dutt wrote "Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan".
• ✗Kamala Das wrote "Summer in Calcutta".
• ✗Rabindranath Tagore wrote "Gitanjali".