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Matangini Hazra (19 October 1870 – 29 September 1942) was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement.
Sep 29, 2023 · Matangini Hazra was 73 when she fell to British bullets, leading a protest march in 1942 in Tamluk, Bengal. Her death made her a martyr, and one of the earliest casualties of the Quit India movement. A staunch Gandhian, Hazra was among the thousands of women who answered the Mahatma’s call to join the freedom struggle.
Sep 30, 2023 · Matangini Hazra, also known as "Gandhi buri" (old lady Gandhi), was a remarkable Indian freedom fighter who fearlessly and tirelessly contributed to the struggle for India's independence from British colonial rule.
Aug 14, 2023 · President Murmu pays tribute to Matangini Hazra, Kanaklata Barua: Who were these freedom fighters. Matangini Hazra was 73 when she fell to British bullets, while Kanaklata Barua was only 17. Their stories are united by their fearlessness in standing up for freedom. By: Explained Desk.
Matangini Hazra was an extraordinary woman and an Indian revolutionary who was devoted to the cause of the country’s freedom from British rule. Like the Mahatma, her frail body did not deter her from being an inspiring force in the freedom movement, and she was so influenced by Gandhiji’s beliefs, that she earned the name “ Gandhi Buri ...
May 27, 2024 · Matangini Hazra was born on October 19, 1869, in the small village, of Hogla in the Tamluk town in Bengal (present-day West Bengal). She belongs to a poor peasant family and was not formally educated.
Aug 15, 2023 · Matangini Hazra, a brave soul from West Bengal, led protests, courted arrests, and ultimately laid down her life in 1942, fighting British oppression. Kanaklata Barua, an iconic figure from Assam, unfurled the Tricolour amidst adversity in 1942 and became one of the youngest martyrs.
Sep 29, 2021 · West Bengal, India – 29 Sept 2019: Matangini Hazra was born in a poor household in the Tamluk district, who died today in 1942. Fondly remembered as ‘Gandhi Buri’ or old lady of Gandhi, Hazra was shot dead by the British police as she stepped forward to appeal against open firing by the policemen.
Mar 8, 2020 · Born in a village named Hogla, near Tamluk, in 1869, Matangini Hazra was an unusual woman for her time. (Express Photo Shashi Ghosh) What does a US-based physicist have to do with a woman revolutionary in the Indian freedom struggle? On the surface, nothing at all.
Aug 2, 2021 · Matangini Hazra was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement until she was shot dead by the British Indian police in front of the Tamluk Police Station on 29 September 1942. She was affectionately known as Gandhi buri, Bengali for old lady Gandhi.
