Who is the author of the book " The Songs Of India"

Answer: Sarojini Naidu(13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949).

She was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress and the first woman to become the governor of a state in India. Sarojini Naidu was truly one of the gems of the 20th century India. She was known by the sobriquet "The Nightingale of India".Sarojini Naidu is also well acclaimed for her contribution in poetry. Her poetry had beautiful words that could also be sung. Her collection of poems was published in 1905 under the title “Golden Threshold”. She published two other collections called “The Bird of Time”, and “The Broken Wings”. Later, “The Magic Tree”, “The Wizard Mask”, and “A Treasury of Poems” were published. After Independence, Sarojini Naidu became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She was India's first woman governor. Sarojini Naidu died in office on March 2 ,1949.

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Links: 1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarojini_Naidu

           2) http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/sarojini-naidu.html.