Female Freedom Fighters of India

1. Female Freedom Fighters of India - A complete list Women Freedom Fighters of India Women Freedom Fighters of India achieved freedom from 200 years of British Rule in 1947. It took many people’s contribution and sacrifice, to achieve this remarkable feat to achieve independence from an empire, where even the Sun dare not set. The people who contributed to this freedom struggle never cared for any kind of recognition or reward, but it was their selfless effort, which ushered an era of change, in the Indian Subcontinent. Some of those freedom fighters have become immortalised in people’s memories, but some names have faded into oblivion, in the pages of history. This article is about some of these brave women freedom fighters of India, who proved that they could achieve anything that their male compatriots could do. Here is a complete list of Female Freedom Fighters of India Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi Jhalkaribai of Jhansi Begum Hazrat Mahal Matangini Hazra Aruna Asaf Ali Sucheta Kriplani Velu Nachiyar Abadi Bano Begum Lakshmi Sahgal

2. Bhikaiji Cama Pritilata Waddedar Kalpana Datta Kanaklata Barua Usha Mehta Rajkumari Gupta Bina Das Durgabai Deshmukh Kasturba Gandhi Sarojini Naidu Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi - Fearless Warrior of India Very few "female freedom fighters of India" have left the impression on future Indian generations like, the queen of princely state of Jhansi – Rani Laxmibai. She was one of the leading figures, in India’s first war of Independence against the British Empire, which started in 1857. At a very young age of 14 years, she became the Queen, after getting married to the King of Jhansi. When she was 23 years old she gave birth to a baby boy, who unfortunately died after 4 months. Then the Royal couple decided to adopt a child, to ensure that the kingdom gets a successor. But after the death of the king, the British Governor general, refused to accept the adopted son as a successor and decided to annex the princely state. This seriously infuriated the queen, who would never accept subjugation, by foreigners. Almost at the same time, India’s first war of independence started, in which Queen Laxmibai played a pivotal role, in the fight against the British. Jhalkaribai of Jhansi

3. The legendary story of Laxmibai is incomplete without the story of her advisor JhalkariBai. JhalkariBai was born in an ordinary family, but from a very young age, she showed signs of exceptional bravery, like when she was alone in a jungle and was attacked by a tiger. She killed the tiger with only an axe. In another similar incidence, she killed a leopard which had attacked her, by only a stick, she used for herding cattle. She was married to a soldier in the Queens army and came in contact with the queen, where she due to her special qualities rose through the ranks to become advisor to the queen. Due to her horse-riding capability and mastery of using different weapons, she became a commander in the queens army. Begum Hazrat Mahal Also a leading member in 1857 war of independence, she was the wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of the princely state of Awadh. It was forcible annexation of her kingdom and exile of her husband to Calcutta, which brought the Begum, in forefront of the political affairs of the state. During the first war of Independence in 1857, she along with her supporters rebelled against the British Empire, and seized control over the city of Lucknow and declared her son as the ruler of Awadh. She mobilised the people against the British and fortified the city, which was soon surrounded by the British Army.

4. Matangini Hazra As a freedom fighter and member of Indian National Conference, she opted for the non violent methods preached by Mahatma Gandhi. She took part in Civil disobedience movement and was arrested multiple times, but that did not deter her from perusing the cause of freedom. As part of Quit India Movement, the Indian National Congress planned to take over multiple government offices including police stations. This would be a form of protest & would be a step forward in achieving independence. In one of such procession, which led to Tamluk Police Station, (In Midnapur district – Province of Bengal), Matangini Hazra, at age of 71 years lead six thousand protesters, mostly women and all unarmed.