Question

document contributions of women in the freedom struggle from meghalaya

Answer 1

Women played has important role in Indian freedom struggle, dating back from 1857 wherein Rani Lakshmi bai and Began Hajarat Mahal actively led the first revolution to till India got the independence. The role of women significantly increased with the coming of Gandhi and beginning of mass movement from 1915 onwards. The role of women in freedom struggle can
be categorized as follows:

1. Role in Gandhiji led mass movement – Kasturba Gandhi imprisoned for participating in Quit India Movement and consequently died in Poona Jail. Vijaya laxmi Pandit actively participated in all civil disobedience movement (1932,1941) and got arrested. Similarly, Indira Gandhi organized ‘Monkey army’ of youths.

2. Social and Women Mobilization – Aruna Asaf Ali was the leading figure of Quit India movement and edited journal ‘inquilab’for mobilsation. Similarly Raj Kumari Kaur was the founder of All India Women’s Conference.

3. Revolutionary leaders – Kalapana datta was the prominent revolutionary leader and was part of Chittagong armoury raid. Rani Gaidineliu led the naga nationalist movement against British and known as ‘Queen of Naga’.

4. Raising voice of freedom at International level – Bhikaji Kama organized free India Society in UK and called as Mother India’s first cultural representative of USA. Vijay laxmi Pandit raised Indian voice at San Francisco UN meeting. Sarojni Naidu participated in round table conference along with Gandhi and Nehru

5. Leading the Indian National Congress – Anne Besant, Irish lady, was the First women President of Indian National Conference and Sarojani Naidu was the first Indian women President. Sucheta Kripalani sang Vande matram in Constituent Assembly on 15 August, 1947

6. Foreign Women – Sister Nivedita known for her working for social cause. Meera Behn and Sarla Behn, name given by Gandhi, accompanied him round table conference.

Hence Women played indispensable role in Indian freedom struggle ranging from a figure of common person to leading the Mass movement; and such contribution is non measurable and non-quantifiable .

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