Kalyani Das Explained

Kalyani Das
Native Name:কল্যাণী দাস
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:28 May 1907
Birth Place:Krishnanagar, Bengal, British India (now West Bengal, India)
Death Place:Rishikesh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Organization:Jugantar and Indian National Congress
Movement:Indian Independence movement

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

Education

She was a student of Ravenshaw Collegiate School, Cuttack. Das finished her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1928.

Participation in India's freedom struggle

Das was a member of Chhatri Sangha, a semi-revolutionary organisation for women in Kolkata. In 1930, she led a protest of female students against Governor of Bengal. She was arrested for her anti-governor activity on 1932. Her classmate Kamala Das Gupta was arrested at the same time.[2]

Death

Das died on 16 February 1983.

Works

She edited a book called Bengal Speaks (published in 1944), and dedicated it to her sister Bina Das.[3]

Notes and References

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