Lesser Known Heroes of the freedom movement

Pritilata Waddadar

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Against the backdrop of the Civil Disobedience

Movement, mobilization of women for direct

revolutionary activities was witnessed in Bengal for

the first time. It started with the inclusion of Pritilata

Waddedar (1911-1932) in the Surya Sen (Master

Da)-led revolutionary organization. She played an

iconic role in the revolutionary movement and

encouraged others to emulate her bravery. Pritilata

Waddadar, a real embodiment of flaring devotion

and dedication was born in a culturally advanced Figure : A potrait by Dr. Akash S

middle-class family at Darlaghat Village of Chittagong district in undivided Bengal.

Her parents Sri Jagabandhu Waddadar and Smt. Pratibha Waddadar - arranged for

the best possible education for their daughter and put her into Dr. Khastagir's school,

a renowned school for children, directly in class III, where she was awarded

scholarship that proved her brilliance. She passed the Matriculation Examination in

1928 and was admitted to the Eden College in Dhaka. After that, she came to

Calcutta for her graduation in English and was admitted to the famous Bethune.

College and came out with flying colours in the B.A. examination.After this, she was

appointed directly as the Headmistress ofAparna Charan Girls' School in Chittagong

(Chattogram). In class VIII, she witnessed Master Da Surya Sen being arrested by

the British police on the charge of looting money that was of the Railways. Her

patriotic spirit lashed out against this oppression. She began to collect books on

revolutionary philosophy and biographies of great revolutionary leaders. When she

was in Dhaka for her studies she associated herself with a secret revolutionary

women's organization, the Dipali Sangha. The organization would collect money for

revolutionary groups and secretly circulate and read material that the British termed

seditious.

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She was asked by her revolutionary group to collect bomb casings from a secret
factory in Calcutta and to send these to Chittagong. She was helped by Kalpana
Dutta, Sarojini Pal, Kumudini Rakshit, Renuka Ray and Kamala Mukherjee in
securing many such cases. These were used in the memorable events of our
revolutionary-nationalist history, like the Chittagong Armoury raid, the bombing
of the telephone and telegraph office, the take-over of the Reserve Police Line and
the Jalalabad battle.
Although initially there was reluctance in accepting her membership in Master
Da's revolutionary group, Pritilata's bravery and sincerity appealed to the great
revolutionary so that Master Da himself relaxed the conditions for her entry into
the group. In 1929, with his permission, she organized a women's conference in
the district in which women working in different secret societies of Bengal
participated. After the success of this conference she was given more
responsibility in revolutionary activities by Master Da. She started meeting
imprisoned revolutionaries pretending to be their kin and collected critical
information for Master Da.

Her final act of valour and sacrifice came with the attack on the European Club in
Paharthali. She led a team of fifteen revolutionaries dressed as Punjabi men and
torched the club that had a signboard saying - “Dogs and Indians not allowed”. She
was injured in the ensuing police firing but in order to avoid arrest, she consumed
cyanide and died on the spot. She was all but 21 years old.

There are halls, colleges and schools that have been established to remember her
contributions. Happily for the younger generation, there are numerous films on the
freedom struggle that have her character. The spot where she died has a bust to
commemorate this courageous woman and her act of supreme sacrifice that
inspired many women and men alike in the years to Independence.

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Authors

Officer Trainees of the batch of 2019
94th Foundation Course

Ÿ Vaishnavi Bheeshva Ÿ Rupesh Kumar

Ÿ Divyanshu Patel Ÿ Rajat Pant

Ÿ Akash Bansal Ÿ Jayeshkumar Makwana

Ÿ Aanand Prakash Meena Ÿ Rehana Bashir

Ÿ Namita Sharma Ÿ Abhishek Rajeshbhai Gupta

Ÿ Preeti Ÿ Vikas Marmat

Ÿ Sawan Kumar Ÿ A B Silpa

Ÿ Manish Meena Ÿ Rizwanbasha Shaik

Ÿ Aditi Gupta Ÿ Shrivastav Singh

Ÿ Sagar Vijay Kale Ÿ Niraj

Ÿ Thakare Shubham Dnyandeorao Ÿ Santosh Jaiswal

Ÿ Lakshay Singhal Ÿ Sachin Kumar

Ÿ Puneet Kumar Singh Ÿ Muhammed Abdul Jaleel

Ÿ Mona Roat Ÿ Saloni Sharma

Ÿ Anviti Chaturvedi Ÿ Kumar Anurag

Ÿ Sachin Kumar Ÿ Saurabh Suman Yadav

Ÿ Karma Tshelthrim Ÿ Aditya Goyal

Ÿ Khushboo Gupta Ÿ Ayush Jain

Ÿ Rangashree T K Ÿ Pooja Yadav

Ÿ Anuragbachan Singh Dhindsa Ÿ L Angshim Dangshawa Maring

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Authors

Officer Trainees of the batch of 2019
94th Foundation Course

Ÿ Upasana Mohapatra Ÿ Nandan Kumar

Ÿ Lakshmi N Ÿ Avantika Singh

Ÿ Nidhi Siwach Ÿ Anoop Bijily

Ÿ Subashini E Ÿ Ashokkumar R

Ÿ Katta Simhachalam Ÿ Thalapathy Ram Kumar K T

Ÿ Nikhil Kumar Ÿ Vaibhav Dasu Waghmare

Ÿ Mohammad Hashim Ÿ Hrituraj Singh

Ÿ Shruti Kamboj Ÿ Achin Garg

Ÿ Nitu Ÿ Praveenchand Gss

Ÿ Riyaj Ahemad Sayyed Ÿ Anya Das

Ÿ Shambhavi Mishra Ÿ Namit Pathak

Ÿ Hitesh Kumar Meena Ÿ Sandeep Tewari

Ÿ Kamyaa Misra Ÿ Shahzad Alam

Ÿ Mintu Lal Meena Ÿ Chandrakanth Reddy Mallu

Ÿ Dharmalashri D Ÿ Hemanta Keshav Patil

Ÿ Deeksha Jain Ÿ Anil Kumar Jhajharia

Ÿ Sreelakshmi R Ÿ Ankit

Ÿ Alarmelmangai P Ÿ Akash S

Ÿ P Promoth Ÿ Sindhukavi M R

Ÿ Rahul Kumar Gupta Ÿ Anuj Pratap Singh

Ÿ Krishan Kumar Poonia Ÿ Kanishak Kataria
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Authors

Officer Trainees of the batch of 2019
94th Foundation Course

Ÿ Kunal Dudawat Ÿ Ankur Kaushik

Ÿ Angel Raj Ÿ Krishan Kumar Singh

Ÿ Medha Bhushan Ÿ Jeykumaran N

Ÿ Smriti Mishra Ÿ Abhishek Goswami

Ÿ Dileep Mishra Ÿ Shubham Gupta

Ÿ Nidhi Singh Ÿ Mrigank Shekhar Pathak

Ÿ Sadhana Rashmi Perumal Ÿ Akshay Sunil Agrawal

Ÿ Jay Shivani Ÿ Chahat Bajpai

Ÿ Sumit Kumar Ÿ Prateek Singh

Ÿ Mainak Ghosh Ÿ Shweta K Sugathan

Ÿ Gundala Reddy Raghavendra Ÿ Karnati Varunreddy

Ÿ Minal Karanwal Ÿ Anchita Kethwas

Ÿ Mitali Chandra Ÿ Veer Pratap Singh

Ÿ Pradeep Kumar Dwivedi Ÿ Vishal Sah

Ÿ Garima Agrawal Ÿ Rohit Nema

Ÿ Nado Ÿ Arjun Mohan

Ÿ Bharath S Ÿ Sparsh Gupta

Ÿ Bhumika Kaushik Ÿ Sooraj Ben K R

Ÿ Vikram Grewal Ÿ Atirag Chaplot

Ÿ Gunjan Dwivedi Ÿ Asvin Chandru A

Ÿ Saurabh Kumar Bhuwania 96 Ÿ Jyoti Meena

Authors

Officer Trainees of the batch of 2019
94th Foundation Course

Ÿ Jitender Yadav Ÿ Amit Kale

Ÿ Namrata Jain Ÿ Kommi Prathap Sivakishore

Ÿ Dhaigude Snehal Nana Ÿ Dalip Kumar

Ÿ Naveen Tanwar Ÿ Ashok Kumar

Ÿ Arshi Aadil Ÿ Somananda Sahoo

Ÿ Md Tausif Ullah Ÿ Sneha Suryakant Gitte

Ÿ Anand Kumar Sharma Ÿ Yenten Jamtsho

Ÿ Saurabh Kumar Ÿ Yatendra Kumar Pal

Ÿ Sumit Kumar Agrawal Ÿ Nagarjun B Gowda

Ÿ Anandu Suresh Govind Ÿ Girish Dharmaraj Kalagonda

Ÿ Vishal Baburao Devke Ÿ Tshewang Dorji

Ÿ Ankita Choudhary Ÿ Amritpal Kaur

Ÿ Agawane Rohan Ramesh Ÿ Sheetal Kumari

Ÿ Brinda S Ÿ Muhammad Sajad P

Ÿ Akash Singh Ÿ Rahul Krishna Sharma

Ÿ Rishita Gupta Ÿ Thirukural R

Ÿ Manjeet Singh Ÿ Saloni Khemka

Ÿ Pratima Singh Ÿ Sidharth Goyal

Ÿ Renu Sogan Ÿ Amith M P

Ÿ Rikita Ÿ Chitra Vijayan

Ÿ Lalit Goel 97 Ÿ Jamba Tshogyel

Authors

Officer Trainees of the batch of 2019
94th Foundation Course

Ÿ Rena Jamil Ÿ Kajal Jawla

Ÿ Yelchuru Jayasekar Ÿ Sudhambika R

Ÿ Kavya Chaturvedi Ÿ Naveen Kumar

Ÿ Saisha Raj Orke Ÿ Shubham Yadav

Ÿ Jagadish Kumar Ÿ Jayesh Suresh Aher

Ÿ Aparajita Singh Sinsinwar Ÿ Renjina Mary Varghese

Ÿ Kuenzang Losel Ÿ Vibhor Aggarwal

Ÿ Arnav Shivendu Ÿ Ayushi Singh

Ÿ Ashwija B V Ÿ Naveen Mallarapu

Ÿ Anmol Sagar Ÿ Siddhartha Nahar

Ÿ Varun Dalia Ÿ Taposh Basumatary

Ÿ Akshat Jain Ÿ Md Jawed Hussain

Ÿ Rishab C A Ÿ Suthar Raj Rameshchandra

Ÿ K Balaji Ÿ Kumar Vivek

Ÿ Alok Kumar Dubey Ÿ Varnit Negi

Ÿ Deepak Tewari Ÿ Sumit Yadav

Ÿ Hanul Choudhary Ÿ Vaibhav Sunil Gondane

Ÿ Nandini Maharaj Ÿ Chitra Mishra

Ÿ Rishav Mandal Ÿ Nithya Radhakrishnan

Ÿ Atheeth Sajeevan Ÿ Sreedhanya Suresh

Ÿ Sumit Kumar Rai 98 Ÿ Priyanka Rani

Authors

Officer Trainees of the batch of 2019
94th Foundation Course

Ÿ Farash T Ÿ Kempahonnaiah

Ÿ C Vishnu Charan Ÿ Kanishka Singh

Ÿ Srushti Jayant Deshmukh Ÿ Himanshu Nigam

Ÿ Lakshay Kumar Chowdhury Ÿ K V Maheswarareddy

Ÿ Reeta Meena Ÿ Dhodmise Trupti Ankush

Ÿ Gayatri Devidas Hyalinge Ÿ Birathiviraj M

Ÿ Vijendra Kumar Meena Ÿ Neha Yadav

Ÿ Yeshwanth V Gurukar Ÿ Sanya Chhabra

Ÿ Pawar Sachin Prakash Ÿ Suraj Shaji

Ÿ Rajkumar M Ÿ Smit Santosh Lodha

Ÿ Dharun Kumar S Ÿ Prranata Aishwarya

Ÿ Monica Kishore Pasupuleti Ÿ Gaurav Shivaji Isalwar

Ÿ Kinley Jamtsho Ÿ Vikas Yadav

Ÿ Shreyans Kumat Ÿ Ritika

Ÿ Deepak Kumar Dubey Ÿ Aarsha N S

Ÿ Chittyreddy Sripal Ÿ Lalitaditya Neelam

Ÿ Preeti Yadav Ÿ Sai Murali Seviti

Ÿ Tashi Lhendup Ÿ Amit Kumar

Ÿ Deepak Dev Viswan Ÿ Ayush Kumar

Ÿ Girdhar Ÿ Jasleen Kaur

Ÿ Somalin Subhadarsini 99 Ÿ Karri Lalith

Authors

Officer Trainees of the batch of 2019
94th Foundation Course

Ÿ Deepak Kumar Jewaria Ÿ Dilip Pratap Singh Shekhawat

Ÿ Prateek Bayal Ÿ Rahul Sharanappa Sankanur

Ÿ K V L Akshay Ÿ Suraj Patel

Ÿ Nirmal Ouseppachan Ÿ Prashant Nagar

Ÿ Deepanavisveswari V Ÿ Fwwrman Brahma

Ÿ Deepak Kumar Mishra Ÿ Abhinav Shah

Ÿ Harpreet Singh Ÿ Richen Dorji

Ÿ Pujya Priyadarshni Ÿ Tanmay Vashistha Sharma

Ÿ Shahid Mohd Abdul Ÿ Sameer Saurabh

Ÿ Junaid Ahmad Ÿ Jai Kishan

Ÿ Awhale Manisha Manikrao Ÿ Jagadeesh R

Ÿ Shailja Pandey Ÿ Rekha Yadav

Ÿ Abishek V Ÿ Priyanka Jain

Ÿ Nivedita S Balaraddiyavar Ÿ Basha Mohammed B

Ÿ Himanshu Nagpal Ÿ Dhruv Mittal

Ÿ Manisha Rana Ÿ Nidhi Meena

Ÿ Rinchen Dorji Ÿ Priyanka Singh

Ÿ Ram Niwas Bugalia Ÿ Aditi Sihaniya

Ÿ Rishabha Garg Ÿ Bhawna

Ÿ Vaishali Singh Ÿ Rahul Kumar Singh

Ÿ Ankush Singh Bhati Ÿ Dilkhush Meena
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Authors

Officer Trainees of the batch of 2019
94th Foundation Course

Ÿ Ayman Jamal Ÿ Anshul Jain

Ÿ Ankit Ÿ Dhananjay Singh Yadav

Ÿ Rohit Anand Ÿ Chelsasini V

Ÿ Pawar Navjivan Vijay Ÿ Aanchal Srivastava

Ÿ Atul Sagar Ÿ Sherab Pema

Ÿ Sandeep Kumar Meena Ÿ Ashish Cherian Samuel

Ÿ Vishnuraj P Ÿ Vikram Virkar

Ÿ Mayank Chaudhary Ÿ Balpreet Singh

Ÿ Archana Pandharinath Wankhede Ÿ Deepesh Kedia

Ÿ Saumya Gururani Ÿ Sushil Kumar

Ÿ Himanshu Prajapati Ÿ Shivansh Awasthi

Ÿ Rahul Jain Ÿ Manoj Satyawan Mahajan

Ÿ Soumya Ranjan Rout Ÿ Anuraj Jain

Ÿ Kanghujam Sunindra Singh Ÿ Tamil Oviya S

Ÿ Rahul Jain Ÿ Harvinder Singh

Ÿ Siri Meghana Ÿ Vishwadeep

Ÿ Jagpreet Kaur

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In the spirit of collective action that salutes the brilliance of individual effort, we
have decided to make the batch as a whole the author of this document. The

reader will find only a few references here. Our young Officer Trainees felt that
the glory of the Unsung Heroes of the Freedom Movement belongs to each

Indian and to the nation as a whole. We do not claim ownership of this content
but we do own the threads of the history that bind us together as
one nation.

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Piyush Sharma