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'''Ashalata Sen''' (5 February 1894 | '''Ashalata Sen''' (5 February 1894 – 13 February 1986) was an Indian activist, poet, social worker, and a leading figure in the [[Indian independence movement]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=GUPTA|first=Sarmistha Dutta|date=2013|title=Death and Desire in Times of Revolution|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23528276|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=48|issue=37|pages=59–68|jstor=23528276 |issn=0012-9976}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 June 2019|title=5 unknown women freedom fighters of India who did as much as Gandhi and Nehru|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/5-unknown-women-freedom-fighters-of-india-who-did-as-much-as-gandhi-and-nehru-1557264-2019-06-27|access-date=2021-02-05|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-15|title=Remembering the women who fought for India's freedom|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/remembering-the-women-who-fought-for-india-s-freedom-873533.html|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Life == | == Life == | ||
Ashalata Sen was in 1894 to Bagalamohan Dasgupta and Manodasundari Dasgupta in [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]] to a lawyer family. Her father was a lawyer at the Noakhali Judge's Court. She was drawn to literary works since childhood. At the age of 10, she wrote poems with nationalist fervor against the [[Partition of Bengal (1905)|Bengal partition]] and was published in the ''Antahpur'' magazine. With encouragement from her grandmother, Nabashashi Devi, she entered at the political arena in 1905, at the age of 11, by joining the [[Swadeshi movement]]. ''Uchchhvas, Utsa, Vidyut'' and ''Chhotoder Chhada'' were some of the books penned by Sen.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Dasgupta|first=Kamala|title=স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামে বাংলার নারী|publisher=Radical Impression|year=2015|isbn=9788185459820|location=|pages= | Ashalata Sen was born in 1894 to Bagalamohan Dasgupta and Manodasundari Dasgupta in [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]] to a lawyer family. Her father was a lawyer at the Noakhali Judge's Court. She was drawn to literary works since childhood. At the age of 10, she wrote poems with nationalist fervor against the [[Partition of Bengal (1905)|Bengal partition]] and was published in the ''Antahpur'' magazine. With encouragement from her grandmother, Nabashashi Devi, she entered at the political arena in 1905, at the age of 11, by joining the [[Swadeshi movement]]. ''Uchchhvas, Utsa, Vidyut'' and ''Chhotoder Chhada'' were some of the books penned by Sen.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Dasgupta|first=Kamala|title=স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামে বাংলার নারী|publisher=Radical Impression|year=2015|isbn=9788185459820|location=|pages=106–112}}</ref> | ||
In 1921, she joined the [[Non-cooperation movement]] by [[Mahatma Gandhi]]; and established a ''Shiksha Ashram'' in her home for women empowerment. In 1922, she joined the Gaya Congress as a delegate from the Dhaka district. She established the ''Gandaria Mahila Samiti'' in 1924, in collaboration with Sarma Gupta and Sarjubala Gupta, to further Gandhian philosophy and instill a feeling of nationalism in the women participants. In 1925, she became a member of the All India Katuni Sangh (AIKS) and started promoting the use of Khadi in nearby villages.<ref name=":0" /> | In 1921, she joined the [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–22)|Non-cooperation movement]] by [[Mahatma Gandhi]]; and established a ''Shiksha Ashram'' in her home for women empowerment. In 1922, she joined the Gaya Congress as a delegate from the Dhaka district. She established the ''Gandaria Mahila Samiti'' in 1924, in collaboration with Sarma Gupta and Sarjubala Gupta, to further Gandhian philosophy and instill a feeling of nationalism in the women participants. In 1925, she became a member of the All India Katuni Sangh (AIKS) and started promoting the use of Khadi in nearby villages.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
She died on 13 February 1986 at her son’s residence in New Delhi. | She died on 13 February 1986 at her son’s residence in New Delhi.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} | ||
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| Known for | Indian independence revolutionary |
Ashalata Sen (5 February 1894 – 13 February 1986) was an Indian activist, poet, social worker, and a leading figure in the Indian independence movement.[1][2][3]
Life[edit | edit source]
Ashalata Sen was born in 1894 to Bagalamohan Dasgupta and Manodasundari Dasgupta in Noakhali to a lawyer family. Her father was a lawyer at the Noakhali Judge's Court. She was drawn to literary works since childhood. At the age of 10, she wrote poems with nationalist fervor against the Bengal partition and was published in the Antahpur magazine. With encouragement from her grandmother, Nabashashi Devi, she entered at the political arena in 1905, at the age of 11, by joining the Swadeshi movement. Uchchhvas, Utsa, Vidyut and Chhotoder Chhada were some of the books penned by Sen.[4]
In 1921, she joined the Non-cooperation movement by Mahatma Gandhi; and established a Shiksha Ashram in her home for women empowerment. In 1922, she joined the Gaya Congress as a delegate from the Dhaka district. She established the Gandaria Mahila Samiti in 1924, in collaboration with Sarma Gupta and Sarjubala Gupta, to further Gandhian philosophy and instill a feeling of nationalism in the women participants. In 1925, she became a member of the All India Katuni Sangh (AIKS) and started promoting the use of Khadi in nearby villages.[4]
She died on 13 February 1986 at her son’s residence in New Delhi.[citation needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ GUPTA, Sarmistha Dutta (2013). "Death and Desire in Times of Revolution". Economic and Political Weekly. 48 (37): 59–68. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 23528276.
- ↑ "5 unknown women freedom fighters of India who did as much as Gandhi and Nehru". India Today. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ↑ "Remembering the women who fought for India's freedom". Deccan Herald. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dasgupta, Kamala (2015). স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামে বাংলার নারী. Radical Impression. pp. 106–112. ISBN 9788185459820.