Bina Das
| Bina Das | |
|---|---|
| Native name | বীণা দাস |
| Born |
24 August 1911 Krishnanagar, Bengal Province, British India |
| Died |
26 December 1986 Rishikesh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Organization | Jugantar and Indian National Congress |
| Movement | Indian Independence movement |
Bina Das (Bengali: বীণা দাস) (1911–1986) was an Indian revolutionary and nationalist from Bengal.
She was the daughter of a well-known Brahmo teacher, Beni Madhab Das and a social worker, Sarala Devi. She was a student of St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School .
Bina Das was a member of Chhatri Sangha, a semi-revolutionary organisation for women in Kolkata. On 6 February 1932, she attempted to assassinate the Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson, in the Convocation Hall of the University of Calcutta. She fired five shots but failed[1] and was sentenced to nine years of rigorous imprisonment.[2][3]
After her early release in 1939, Das joined the Congress party. In 1942, she participated in the Quit India movement and was imprisoned again from 1942-45. From 1946-47, she was a member of the Bengal Provincial Legislative Assembly and, from 1947–51, of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. In 1947, she married Jatish Chandra Bhaumik, an Indian independence movement activist of the Jugantar group.[4]
Death
After the death of her husband, she led a lonely life in Rishikesh and died in anonymity. Her dead body was recovered from the roadside in December 26, 1986 in a partially decomposed state. It was found by the passing crowd. The police was informed and it took them a month to determine her identity.[4]
Works
Bina Das wrote two autobiographical works in Bengali: Shrinkhal Jhankar and Pitridhan.[4]
References
- ↑ Five shots fired at governor Glasgow Herald, 8 February 1932, p. 11
- ↑ Girl, would-be assassin, gets nine years in India at Reading Eagle, 15 February 1932
- ↑ "Bina Das, Forgotten female freedom fighters". dnaindia.com. April 15, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- 1 2 3 Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Anjali Basu (ed.) (1988) Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (in Bengali), Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad, p.663
External links
- Biography by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
- Ahmed, Lilyma (2012). "Women". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Bengalee women
- Statement before the Special Tribunal of Calcutta High Court by Bina Das
- St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School Official Website