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{{Short description|Bengali revolutionary (1914–1992)}}
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'''Ujjwala Majumdar''' (November 21, 1914 – April 25, 1992) was a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] armed [[revolutionary]] woman, [[Far-left politics|far-left]] leader, and [[Activism|social activist]].

==Early life==
Ujjwala Majumdar was born in [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh. Her father, [[Suresh Chandra Majumdar]], was involved with Bengali revolutionaries. When she was 14 years old, Majumdar helped her father transport [[firearms]] from [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] by carrying them around her waist and delivering them to the revolutionary activists. She was mentored by Bengali activists like Sukumar Ghosh and Manoranjan Banerjee. As her schooling had started very late, Majumdar passed [[matriculation]] at the age of 20.<ref name="a">{{cite book |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Kamala |title=Svādhīnatā-saṃgrāme Bāṃiāra nārī |date=1963 |publisher=Basudhārā Prakāśanī |pages=139–143 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Sv%C4%81dh%C4%ABnat%C4%81_sa%E1%B9%83gr%C4%81me_B%C4%81%E1%B9%83i%C4%81ra_n/E4gdAAAAMAAJ?hl=en |language=bn}}</ref>

== Organization memberships ==
Majumdar joined the [[Bengal Volunteers]] at an early age. She later joined another pro-independence institution called Adipali Sangh, and another organization, [[Yugantar Dal]], which strove for independence. She later became a leader of the [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]] core team.<ref name=" a"/><ref>Chinmoy Chowdhury (1997) স্''বাধীনতা আন্দোলনে সশস্ত্র বিপ্লবী নারী'' (in Bengali) Dey Publishing House. Kolkata</ref>

==Assassination attempt of John Anderson and imprisonment==
Majumdar travelled to [[Darjeeling]] with Bhabani Prasad Bhattacharya, Ghosh, Ravi Banerjee, and some other revolutionary activists to assassinate Governor [[John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley|John Anderson]]; she hid her weapon in a [[harmonium]]. She entered a hotel and posed as a married couple with Manoranjan Banerjee. On May 6, 1934, Bhattacharya shot the governor at the Darjeeling [[Lebong]] Racecourse, but only inflicted minor injuries. Bhattacharya was caught and later hanged. Majumdar and Manoranjan Banerjee fled to Calcutta in disguise and took refuge in Sovarani Dutt's house. Police arrested them on May 18, 1934.<ref name="b">{{cite book |last1=Guha |first1=Arun Chandra |title=Indias Struggle Quarter of Century 1921 to 1946 Part I |publisher=Publications Division [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information & Broadcasting]] |isbn=978-81-230-2274-1 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Indias_Struggle_Quarter_of_Century_1921t/7jaaDQAAQBAJ?hl=en |language=en}}</ref> Majumdar was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a special tribunal and sent to the Central Jail. She was released from Dhaka Jail in April 1939 at [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s plea. She joined the [[Quit India Movement]] in [[Calcutta]] in 1942, which resulted in her imprisonment again.<ref>Satyabrata Majumdar. ''"নেতাজীর হোমফ্রন্ট- ৭"'' (in Bengali)</ref> She was released in 1947 after four years in the Presidency Correction Home.

==Social activities==
Majumdar studied inside the jail and obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]. After her release, she participated in various public [[welfare]] activities. She went to areas affected by the [[Noakhali riots]] and contributed to the relief work. Majumdar established an institution called Palli Niketan for the development of the deprived classes near [[Barasat]]. She was engaged in social work for several villages that lay under the jurisdiction of the Rajarhat police station. In 1947, she married Rakshita Roy, a [[revolutionary]] and literary figure of Bhupendra Kishore.<ref name=" a"/>

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