Kalyani Das

Kalyani Das (1907–1983) was an Indian revolutionary and nationalist from Bengal.[1][2]

Kalyani Das
কল্যাণী দাস
Born(1907-05-28)May 28, 1907
Krishnanagar, Bengal Province, British India
DiedFebruary 16, 1983(1983-02-16) (aged 75)
Rishikesh, Uttar Pradesh, India
OrganizationJugantar and Indian National Congress
MovementIndian Independence movement
RelativesBina Das (sister)
Beni Madhab Das (father)

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.

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
  1. Tri Loknath Chatterjee (2004). জেলে ত্রিশ বছর, পাক ভারতের স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রাম. Dhaka: ধ্রুপদ সাহিত্যাঙ্গণ. p. 220. ISBN 984-8457-00-3.
  2. Kamala Das Gupta (January 2015). স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামে বাংলার নারী, অগ্নিযুগ গ্রন্থমালা ৯. Kolkata: র‍্যাডিক্যাল ইম্প্রেশন. pp. 125–130. ISBN 978-81-85459-82-0.
  3. Sengupta, Subodh; Basu, Anjali (2016). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). 1. Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6.
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