Bina Das
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Bina Das (1911 - 1986) was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter from Bengal.
Bina Das was a member of Chatri Sangha , a semi-revolutionary outfit for women in Kolkata.In 1932, she attempted to assassinate the Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson, a former England cricket captain, in the Convocation hall of the University of Calcutta. She fired five shots but failed and was sent to nine years of rigorous imprisonment.
After her early release, Das joined the Congress party and later became a member of the West Bengal legislative assembly. After the death of her husband Jyotish Chandra Bhaumik, she led a lonely life and died in anonymity.
She was the daughter of the renowned Brahmo teacher, Beni Madhab Das and a great social worker Sarala Devi.
