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Honor of Memorial Blue Plaque
September 2 , 2020
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- Noor Inayat Khan (Noor-un-Nissa Inayat Khan or Nora Baker) became the 1st Indian-origin woman to be honoured with a memorial Blue Plaque at her former family home in London.
- During Britain’s World War II, she served in the Special Operations Executive as a spy.
- She is the 1st Muslim war heroine of Britain and 1st female wireless operator sent from the UK into Nazi-occupied France to aid the French Resistance.
- London’s Blue Plaque scheme was founded in 1866 and has inspired many similar schemes in the UK and around the world.
- Indian Figures were to be honoured with Blue Plaques in London Includes, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and BR Ambedkar.
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