Name the woman of freedom struggle whose statue was installed in Kolkata in 1977.

Name the woman of freedom struggle whose statue was installed in Kolkata in 1977. Correct Answer Matangini Hazra

The correct answer is Matangini Hazra.

 Key Points 

Matangini Hazra:

  • India earned Independence in 1947 and numerous schools, colonies, and streets were named after Matangini Hazra.
  • The first statue of a woman put up in Kolkata, in independent India, was Hazra's in 1977. A statue now stands at the spot where she was killed in Tamluk.
  • In 2002, as part of a series of postage stamps commemorating sixty years of the Quit India Movement and the formation of the Tamluk National Government, the Department of Posts of India issued a five rupee postage stamp with Matangini Hazra's likeness.
  • Hazra Road in Kolkata is also named after her.
  • She was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement until she was shot dead by the British Indian police in front of the Tamluk Police Station, Midnapore District.
  • She was affectionately known as "Gandhi buri" and "Bangla for old lady Gandhi".
  • In 1920, she took part in the Non-Cooperation Movement and was arrested for breaking the Salt Act.
  • She also participated in the 'Chowkidari Tax Bandha' (abolition of chowkidari tax) movement.
  • Additional Information 

    Lakshmi Sehgal
    • Lakshmi Sahgal was a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind government.
    • Lakshmi is commonly referred to in India as Captain Lakshmi, a reference to her rank when taken prisoner in Burma during the Second World War.
    Sarojini Naidu
    • She was an Indian political activist, a member of the Indian National Congress, and a poet.
    • She was the first female Indian governor.
    • She was titled as ‘Nightingale of India’ by Mahatma Gandhi.
    • Her first guru was Gopal Krishna Gokhale who encouraged her to fight for the country and ignited the fire of patriotism in her.
    Bina Das
    • Begum Hazrat Mahal, also known as the Begum of Awadh, was the second wife of Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah, and the regent of Awadh in 1857–1858.
    • She is known for the leading role she had in the rebellion against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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