Which of the following are correctly matched?Women revolutionaries an...
- There was large-scale participation of young women, especially under Surya Sen. These women provided shelter carried messages and fought with guns in hand.
- During this phase, prominent women revolutionaries in Bengal included Pritilata Waddedar, who died conducting a raid; Kalpana Dutt, arrested and tried along with Surya Sen and given a life sentence; Santi Ghosh and Suniti Chandheri, school girls of Comilla, who shot dead the district magistrate. (December 1931); and Bina Das who fired point-blank at the governor while receiving her degree at the convocation (February 1932).
Which of the following are correctly matched?Women revolutionaries an...
The correctly matched women revolutionaries and their actions are as follows:
1. Kalpana Dutta - arrested and tried along with Surya Sen and given a life sentence:
- Kalpana Dutta was a prominent female revolutionary who actively participated in the Indian freedom struggle.
- She was associated with the Chittagong Armoury Raid led by Surya Sen in 1930.
- After the raid, she was arrested and tried along with Surya Sen and other revolutionaries.
- She was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for her involvement in the revolutionary activities.
2. Bina Das - fired point-blank at the Governor while receiving her degree at the convocation:
- Bina Das was a brave freedom fighter who is remembered for her daring act of shooting at the Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson during the convocation ceremony of the University of Calcutta in 1932.
- She fired at the Governor to protest against the repressive British rule and demand the release of political prisoners.
- Although she missed her target, her act of defiance created a significant impact and gained attention for the cause of independence.
3. Suniti Chanderi - shot dead the district magistrate:
- Suniti Chanderi was a revolutionary freedom fighter who actively participated in the armed struggle against British rule.
- She was associated with the Kakori Conspiracy Case of 1925, which aimed at looting the government treasury to fund revolutionary activities.
- During the Kakori train robbery, she shot and killed the district magistrate, who was known for his oppressive actions against the revolutionaries.
- Her act of eliminating a symbol of British authority made her a revered figure among the freedom fighters.
Therefore, all the given options are correctly matched. Kalpana Dutta was indeed arrested and given a life sentence, Bina Das did fire at the Governor during her convocation, and Suniti Chanderi shot dead the district magistrate during the Kakori Conspiracy.