Role of Bengali Women in Indian Freedom Fighting : A Historical Analysis

Abstract

 The history of women’s movements in the Indian Freedom Fighting has an significant contribution. The presented research paper attempts a detailed study of the renowned as well as Unsung Bengali Women in Freedom struggle of India. This study focuses on active participation of Bengali Women along with men in Freedom struggle specially after 1920 till Independence. Their dedication and active participation towards freedom raises the awareness and create the space for women for making India free from the British colonial rule. Bengali Women bravely and significantly contributed in early 20^th century. Thousands of women contributed their participation in national movement led by Gandhi as well as the revolutionary movements of Bengal headed by Bengali leaders before Independence. Renowned Historians like R.C. Mujumdar mentioned about only Basanti Devi, Nellie Sen Gupta, Pritilata Waddedar, Bina Das, Kalpana Dutta and Sucheta Kripalani. Today everyone knows about the contribution of Revolutionary Pritilata Waddedar, Bina Das, Santi Ghosh and Suniti choudhury and Kalpana Dutta but it’s the time for giving space in history to our unsung Bengali female freedom fighters too. Banalata Sen, Dukaribala Devi and Indumati Goenka, Kalyani Das, Kamala Chatterjee, Begum Rokeya, Prabhat Nalini Mitra,Vina Majumdar, Ila Sen, Dukhoribala Devi, Lila Roy, Lilawati Verma, Prabhabhati Dasgupta, Suj, Nanibala Devi, Jayasree like hundreds of Bengali Female fighters gave theirs life to the Indian Freedom. This paper is attempt to presented a tribute and historical analysis as well.