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Mar 8, 2020 · In 2015, the Shahid Matangini Hazra Government College for Women was established in Tamluk, Purba Medinipur, after the district’s most well-known revolutionary figure. In 2002, India Post issued a series of commemorative stamps on the 60th anniversary of the Quit India Movement, a Rs 5 stamp featuring Matangini Hazra’s portrait.
The 73-year-old Matangini Hazra took the initiative. On 29th September, she led six thousand supporters, mostly women, to capture the Tamluk police station. When the procession reached the outskirts of the town, the Crown police ordered them to disband, citing Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code.
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. Born to a poor household, she was married ...
Aug 15, 2023 · Matangini Hazra was a fearless Indian freedom fighter who played a significant role in India’s struggle for independence. She was born in Tamluk, a small village in Bengal, in 1870.
Matangini Hazra was a widow who was highly influenced by Gandhian ideology. She showed indomitable bravery and courage during the Quit India Movement. When the armed British army asked the agitators to stop, Matangini Hazra, showing courage, took the national flag in her hands and came to the forefront of the procession.
Sep 19, 2022 · Matangini Hazra was an Indian revolutionary and social activist who participated in the Indian independence movement. During Quit India Movement, on 29 September 1942, she was shot dead by the British Indian police in front of the Tamluk Police Station (Midnapore District). She was 73 years old then. • She was born as Matangini Maity on19th ...
5 days ago · Shahid Matangini Hazra (19th October, 1869 - 29th September,1942) was one of the outstanding freedom fighters who sacrificed her life for her country. Born in a poor peasant family in Hogla, a village near Tamluk, she was married off at an early age to Trilochan Hazra, who was much older than her.
