Abadi Bano Begum

Contribution in Indian independence movement Abadi Bano Begum took an active part in politics and was part of the Khilafat committee. In 1917, she joined the agitation to release Annie Besant and her two sons from prison. In 1917, during the sessions of the All India Muslim League, she gave a most touching and forceful speech which left a lasting impression on the Muslims of British India.

She traveled extensively throughout India to galvanize support for the Khilafat movement. Abadi Bano Begum played an important part in fundraising for the Khilafat movement and the Indian independence movement. She, along with Begum Hasrat Mohani, the wife of Maulana Hasrat Mohani, Basanti Devi, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, and Sarojini Naidu, often addressed women-only gatherings and exhorted women to donate to the Tilak Swaraj Fund which was set up by Bal Gangadhar Tilak for the Indian freedom movement. She was active in the freedom movement until her death in 1924.

Death Abadi Bano Begum died on 13 November 1924 at age 73.

Commemorative postage stamp On 14 August 1990, Pakistan Post Office issued a commemorative postage stamp in her honor in its 'Pioneers of Freedom' series.