Sarojini Naidu's poetry is characterized by pure and ardent yearning. Some of the most prominent elements in her striving and thrilling poetry are her hate of tyranny, the destruction of the dictator, the love of liberty, and the regeneration of her own nation. These themes are also evident in some of her famous quotes. She was born on April 5th, 1859 in a small village called Annapurna which is now part of Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal state in India. Her father's name was Govardhanram Naidu and her mother's name was Rajyalakshmi. She had two brothers named Gopalrao and Satish. When Sarojini was only nine years old, her father died and her mother who could not take care of herself anymore went to live with her daughter in Calcutta (now Kolkata). Here Sarojini lived an unhappy life due to the fact that she had to work as a maid in a middle-class family to support herself. Even though she was given an education, it was very limited since there were no schools for women at that time. She wrote many poems during this time which were published in newspapers when she was only sixteen years old. In 1879, when Sarojini was already twenty years old, her brother Gopalrao died an untimely death.