Bina Das was a member of Chhatri Sangha, a semi-revolutionary organisation for women in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
On 6 February 1932, she attempted to assassinate the Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson, in the Convocation Hall of the University of Calcutta. The revolver was supplied by another freedom fighter Kamala Das Gupta. She fired five shots but failed and was sentenced to nine years of rigorous imprisonment.
After the death of her husband, she led a lonely life in Rishikesh and died in anonymity. Her dead body was recovered from the roadside in December 26, 1986 in a partially decomposed state. It was found by the passing crowd. The police was informed and it took them a month to determine her identity.
She was born this day i.e. on 24 August in 1911.
News clip on Bina Das’ attempt to assassinate governor.
Published in Glasgow Herald.
Source: Wikipedia
Rabindranath Tagore’s letter to CF Andrews asking him to exert his influence to save Bina Das from being transported to Kalaapani;
Image source: Jayabrata Bhattacharjee, nephew of Bina Das
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