6th February 1932 (Born 24th August 1911-Died 26th December 1986) Attempted To Kill Sir Stanley Jackson Governor Of Bengal
Bina Das
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| Bina Das বীণা দাস | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 August 1911 Krishnanagar, Bengal Province, British India |
| Died | 26 December 1986 Rishikesh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Organization | Jugantar and Indian National Congress |
| Movement | Indian Independence movement |
| Religion | Hinduism |
She was the daughter of a well-known Brahmo teacher, Beni Madhab Dasand a social worker, Sarala Devi. She was a student of St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School .
Bina Das was a member of Chhatri Sangha, a semi-revolutionary organisation for women in Kolkata. On 6 February 1932, she attempted to assassinate the Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson, a former England cricket captain, in the Convocation Hall of the University of Calcutta. She fired five shots but failed[1] and was sentenced to nine years of rigorous imprisonment.[2]
After her early release in 1939, Das joined the Congress party. In 1942, she participated in the Quit India movement and was imprisoned again from 1942-45. From 1946-47, she was a member of the Bengal Provincial Legislative Assembly and, from 1947–51, of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. In 1947, she married Jatish Chandra Bhaumik, an Indian independence movement activist of the Jugantar group. After the death of her husband, she led a lonely life in Rishikesh and died in anonymity.[3]
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- ^ Five shots fired at governor Glasgow Herald, 8 February 1932, p. 11
- ^ Girl, would-be assassin, gets nine years in India at Reading Eagle, 15 February 1932
- ^ a b Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Anjali Basu (ed.) (1988) Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (in Bengali), Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad, p.663
External links[edit]
- Biography by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
- Banglapedia
- Bengalee women
- Statement before the Special Tribunal of Calcutta High Court by Bina Das
- St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School Official Website
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