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|office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the <br/>[[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]<br/> for [[Maniktala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maniktala]]<br />
|term_start = 1962<br />
|term_end = 1971, 1972-1977<br />
|predecessor = Ranendra Nath Sen,Anila Debi<br />
|successor = Anila Debi,Suhrid Mallick Chowdhury<br />
|constituency = [[Maniktala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maniktala]]<br />
|name=Ila Mitra<br />
|image=Ila Mitra (cropped).jpg<br />
|caption= Mitra in 1955<br />
|birth_name = Ila Sen<br />
|native_name=<br />
|party = [[Communist Party of India]]<br />
|native_name_lang = bn<br />
|birth_date={{birth date|1925|10|18|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place=[[Kolkata]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
|death_date={{death date and age|2002|10|13|1925|10|18|df=y}}<br />
|death_place=Kolkata, India<br />
| spouse = Ramendra Mitra<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ila Mitra''' ({{nee|Sen}}; 18 October 1925 – 13 October 2002) was a [[Communism|communist]] and peasants movement organizer of the [[Indian subcontinent]], especially in [[East Bengal]] (now Bangladesh). <br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
[[File:Young Ila Mitra.jpg|thumb|Young Mitra with her awards in athletics|alt=|left]]<br />
Mitra's ancestors were from Bagutia village in the present-day [[Jhenaidah District]].<ref name=trail>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/ila-mitra-revolutionary-trailblazer-158164|title=Ila Mitra - Revolutionary, Trailblazer|date=2015-10-17|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-11-12|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-23|title=Ancestral home of Ila Mitra lies uncared for|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/10/23/ancestral-home-ila-mitra-lies-uncared|access-date=2020-08-01|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> She was born on 18 October 1925 in [[Kolkata]].<ref name=bpedia>{{cite book <br />
|author=Mesba Kamal<br />
|chapter=Mitra, Ila <br />
|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mitra,_Ila<br />
|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |edition=Second}}</ref> She completed her IA and BA examinations from [[Bethune College]] in Calcutta in 1942 and 1944 respectively.<ref name=bpedia/><br />
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==Ila Mitra First 2 Student==<br />
#Late. Mst.Rahima Begam<br />
#Mst.Hira Begam<br />
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==Leading role in peasant uprising==<br />
Mitra was the leader of peasants and indigenous [[Santhal people|Santhal]]s in greater [[Rajshahi]] region, currently in the district of Chapai Nawabganj, and was often referred to by them as ''RaniMa'' (Queen mother). She organized a peasant-santhal uprising in [[Nachole Upazila]], Chapai Nawabganj on 5 January 1950, but the uprising was thwarted by the police and Ansar Bahini. Mitra was arrested by the police while trying to escape. She was detained at the Nachole police station for four days, and during the detention, she was repeatedly gang-raped and tortured by the policemen.<ref name="panjabi">{{cite journal|last=Panjabi|first=Kavita|date=14 August 2010|title=Otiter Jed or Times of Revolution: Ila Mitra, the Santals and Tebhaga Movement|journal=Economic & Political Weekly|publisher=Sameeksha Trust|location=Mumbai|volume=XLV|issue=33|issn=2349-8846|url=http://www.epw.in/journal/2010/33/special-articles/otiter-jed-or-times-revolution-ila-mitra-santals-and-tebhaga |access-date=15 May 2016}}</ref> Then she was sent to the Rajshahi Central jail on 21 January 1950, where she was reportedly tortured for not accepting her involvement in the rebellion. After a trial for treason, Mitra was sentenced to life imprisonment.<br />
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==Later life==<br />
[[File:Ila Mitra at DMC 1954.jpg|thumb|Mitra at [[Dhaka Medical College]], 1954|alt=|left]]<br />
Partly due to the torture, Mitra fell very sick in jail. In 1954, the United Front government of Pakistan paroled her and sent her to Kolkata for treatment. As she was a Hindu and a Communist activist, to avoid persecution, she did not return to Pakistan and stayed the rest of her life in India. She also participated in mobilizing public opinion and support during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971.<br />
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She was elected to the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] for [[Maniktala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maniktala]] constituency during 1962–1971 and 1972–1977.<br />
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She played part in stopping riot against Muslims in West Bengal in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 2, 2020|first=Dipawali|last=Mitra|title=Peace message: Citizens recount shared riot history on Facebook|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/peace-message-citizens-recount-shared-riot-history-on-facebook/articleshow/74431122.cms|access-date=2020-08-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><br />
[[File:Ila Mitra mural in Tebhaga Chattar, Dinajpur, Bangladesh.jpg|thumb|Ila Mitra mural in Tebhaga Chattar, [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]], Bangladesh]]<br />
Mitra died in Kolkata on 13 October 2002.<ref name=trail/><br />
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==Awards==<br />
*''Soviet Land Neheru'' for literary translation work<br />
*''Tamra Patra'' from the government of India.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*{{citation |journal=Mukto-Mona |date=18 October 2002 |title=Comrade Ila Mitra: A tribute [Part I] |author=Ajoy Roy |access-date=12 April 2015 |url=https://mm-gold.azureedge.net/personalities/ila_mitra/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910231417/http://www.mukto-mona.com/personalities/ila_mitra/ |archive-date=10 September 2005 |df=dmy-all }}<br />
*{{citation |journal=Mukto-Mona |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050903082939/http://www.mukto-mona.com/personalities/ila_mitra/ila_mitra2.htm|date=18 October 2002 |title=Comrade Ila Mitra: A tribute [Part II] |author=Ajoy Roy |access-date=12 April 2015 |archive-date=3 September 2005|url=https://mm-gold.azureedge.net/personalities/ila_mitra/ila_mitra2.html}}<br />
*{{citation |journal=Mukto-Mona |date=18 October 2002 |title=Comrade Ila Mitra: A tribute [Part III] |author=Ajoy Roy |access-date=12 April 2015 |url=https://mm-gold.azureedge.net/personalities/ila_mitra/ila_mitra3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050904044148/http://www.mukto-mona.com/personalities/ila_mitra/ila_mitra3.htm|archive-date=3 September 2005}}<br />
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