How Basantalata Hazarika became a headache for British through her women force ‘Bahini’
Basantalata Hazarika along with her associates Shrimati Swarnalata Barua, Raj Kumari Mohini Gohain established a women’s force Bahini in 1930-31.
Author: Rakesh Jha
Raped for 5 months by 30 men, here’s how a Nepali woman fled Delhi brothel
The victim who hails from Nepal managed to flee from Delhi's GB road and lodged a police complaint
Malati Choudhury: A freedom fighter who Mahatma Gandhi called ‘toophani’
Malati Choudhury was one of those freedom fighter whose fight for injustice did not end with Indian independence, in fact her struggle continued for the rights of tribal and socially underprivileged.
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani: The freedom fighter who invoked patriotism through music
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani was not only a great nationalist but she was an exceptional woman blessed with rare gifts
Rajkumari Gupta: The woman who supplied guns and pistols for Kakori robbery
Rajkumari Gupta belongs to that clan of freedom fighters who are unlikely to have found a mention in any standard history of the freedom movement.
Rajasthan: Branded as witch, woman allegedly stripped, beaten up and forced to eat excreta
A 40-year-old dalit woman was branded a witch, paraded naked, thrashed and forced to eat faeces in a village in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district.
Remembering Padmaja Naidu: From freedom fighter to Governor of West Bengal
Padmaja Naidu played a key role in Indian independence movement and became governor of West Bengal in 1956
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, the feminist freedom fighter who revived art in Modern India
Read the inspiring story of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, the feminist freedom fighter and her contribution in shaping up Modern India