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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.
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 ...
Sep 30, 2023 · Details. 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.
Mar 8, 2020 · The procession marched with the aim to take over the Tamluk police station from British authorities. In the skirmish that followed between protesters and the police, Hazra stepped forward with the flag of the freedom movement in her hand, to appeal to police to not shoot at the procession.
Feb 4, 2022 · In 2002, the Postal Department of India issued a five rupee postage stamp with Matangini’s image to complete sixty years of the ‘Quit India Movement and the founding of the ‘Tamluk National Government’. The remarkable ‘Hazra Road’ of South Kolkata is the sign of memory of this valiant and defiant freedom fighter of Bengal and India.
Aug 14, 2023 · In 1977, the first statue in the Kolkata Maidan dedicated to a woman revolutionary was that of Matangini Hazra. Across Bengal, several schools, neighbourhoods and streets have been named after Hazra for her contributions to the freedom struggle, including the long stretch of Hazra Road in Kolkata.
