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Kalyani Das
Kalyani Das
Das inn 1938





Kalyani Das (1907–1983) was an Indian revolutionary and nationalist from Bengal.[1][2]

Family

She was the daughter of a well-known Brahmo teacher, Beni Madhab Das and a social worker, Sarala Devi. Her younger sister Bina Das was also a freedom fighter.

Education

She was a student of Ravenshaw Collegiate School, Cuttak. Das finished her Bachelor in Arts in 1928.Template:Citation needed

Participation in India's freedom struggle

Das was a member of Chhatri Sangha, a semi-revolutionary organisation for women in Kolkata. On 1930, she led a protest of female students against Governor of Bengal. She was arrested for her anti-governor activity on 1932. Her classmate, another renowned freedom fighter Kamala Das Gupta was arrested at the same time.[2]

Death

Das died on 16 February 1983.

Works

She edited a book called Bengal Speaks (published in 1944), and dedicated it to her sister Bina Das.[3]

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামে বাংলার নারী, অগ্নিযুগ গ্রন্থমালা ৯{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. র‍্যাডিক্যাল ইম্প্রেশন(January 2015). ISBN 978-81-85459-82-0
  3. Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sahitya Sansad(2016). ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6

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