Matangini Hazra
Indian freedom fighter (1870-1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matangini Hazra (19 October 1870 – 29 September 1942[1]) was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement. She was leading one of the five batches of volunteers (of the Vidyut Bahini), constituted by the Samar Parisad (War Council), at Tamluk to capture the Tamluk Thana on 29 September 1942, when she was shot dead by the British Indian police in front of the Police Station, becoming the first "Quit India" movement martyr in Midnapore. She was a staunch Gandhian and was fondly called as Gandhi buri, Bengali for "old lady Gandhi".[2][3][4]
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Matangini Hazra | |
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Born | Matangini Maity (1870-10-19)19 October 1870 |
Died | 29 September 1942(1942-09-29) (aged 72) Tamluk, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Cause of death | Shot thrice by the British police |
Known for | Humanitarian Activist and Martyr in the Indian independence movement |
Movement | Civil Disobedience movement Chowkidari tax bandha movement Quit India movement |
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