Suhasini Ganguly: Trailblazer in Indian Literature and Social Activism
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Suhasini Ganguly
⬧ Indian freedom fighter Suhasini Ganguly was born on February 3, 1909 in Khulna, Bengal.
⬧ Smiling girl as the name suggests, Suhasini was loved by all for her sweet demeanor. She passed her matriculation and IA examination from Eden School, Dhaka and joined the Deaf and Dumb School, Calcutta as a teacher.
⬧ After completing her education, she started working in a school for deaf and dumb children in Calcutta, where she came in contact with revolutionaries.
⬧ In those days, a women's revolutionary organization named 'Chhatri Sangha' was working in Bengal, whose command was in the hands of Kamla Das Gupta. Legends like Preeti Lata Wadekar and Bina Das were associated with this organization.
⬧ Suhasini Ganguly got inspired towards revolutionary activities and joined Yugantar Party after coming in contact with Khulna's revolutionary Rasik Lal Das and revolutionary Hemant Tarafdar.
⬧ After the 'Chittagong Armory Incident' of the year 1930, surveillance increased on Suhasini Ganguly along with 'Chhatri Sangha' as well as other revolutionary companions. After this she came to Chandranagar and started living as a pseudo wife of revolutionary Shashidhar Acharya.
⬧ Living in Chandranagar, Suhasini Ganguly played the same role in helping the revolutionaries as Durga Bhabhi played to help other revolutionaries including Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru.
⬧ One day in the year 1930, Jeevan Ghoshal was martyred in a hand-to-hand encounter with the police and Shashidhar Acharya and Suhasini were arrested and kept in Hijli Detention Camp. Later, this Hijli Detention Camp became the campus of Kharagpur IIT.
⬧ After being released in the year 1938, she joined the Communist Party.
⬧ Although the Quit India Movement of 1942 was boycotted by the Communist Party, yet she continued to help the revolutionaries by playing an active role in the movement.
⬧ Due to the help of famous revolutionary Hemant Tarafdar, she was arrested and released again in the year 1945.
⬧ Unlike other immediate freedom fighters, she devoted her whole life to social, spiritual work after independence, leaving politics behind.
⬧ In March 1965, she met with a road accident and died on March 23, 1965 due to bacterial infection due to medical negligence during treatment.