Kalyani Das
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Kalyani Das | |
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কল্যাণী দাস | |
| Born | May 28, 1907 |
| Died | February 16, 1983 (aged 75) |
| Organization(s) | Jugantar and Indian National Congress |
| Movement | Indian Independence movement |
| Relatives | Bina Das (sister) Beni Madhab Das (father) |
Kalyani Das (1907–1983) was an Indian revolutionary and nationalist from Bengal.[1][2]
Family
She was the daughter of a well-known Brahmo teacher, Beni Madhab Das and a social worker, Sarala Devi. Her younger sister Bina Das was also a freedom fighter.
Education
She was a student of Ravenshaw Collegiate School, Cuttak. Das finished her Bachelor in Arts in 1928.[citation needed]
Participation in India's freedom struggle
Kalyani Das was a member of Chhatri Sangha, a semi-revolutionary organisation for women in Kolkata. On 1930, she led a protest of female students against Dalhousie, Governor-General of India. She was arrested for her anti-governor activity on 1932. Her classmate, another renowned freedom fighter Kamala Das Gupta was arrested at the same time.[2]
Death
Kalyani Das died in 16 February 1983.
Works
She edited a book called Bengal Speaks (published in 1944), and dedicated it to her sister Bina Das.[3]
References
- ^ Tri Loknath Chatterjee (2004). জেলে ত্রিশ বছর, পাক ভারতের স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রাম. Dhaka: ধ্রুপদ সাহিত্যাঙ্গণ. p. 220. ISBN 984-8457-00-3.
- ^ a b Kamala Das Gupta (January 2015). স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামে বাংলার নারী, অগ্নিযুগ গ্রন্থমালা ৯. Kolkata: র্যাডিক্যাল ইম্প্রেশন. p. 125-130. ISBN 978-81-85459-82-0.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Sengupta, Subodh; Basu, Anjali (2016). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Vol. 1. Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6.