Question 1434
A girl from Assam who was part of a death squad 'Mrityu Bahini' and led a procession of unarmed villagers during the Quit India Movement was?
Answer
Kanaklata Barua
Why?
The correct answer is Kanaklata Barua Key Points Kanaklata Barua, a 17-year-old girl from Assam was part of a death squad ‘Mrityu Bahini’. She led a procession of unarmed villagers during the Quit India Movement, aiming to hoist the national flag at the British-dominated Gohpur Police Station. However, the police opened fire, and she was shot dead. Despite her young age, her courage and sacrifice for the country are remembered with reverence. Additional Information Punjab’s Sucheta Kripalani, India’s first woman chief minister and a professor of constitutional history, served as the head of Uttar Pradesh. She also founded of the All India Mahila Congress in 1940. She was arrested by the British for her active participation in the movement. Her resilience and commitment to the cause of freedom marked her as one of the key women leaders of the movement. Aruna Asaf Ali, popularly known as the 'Grand Old Lady' of the Independence Movement, was a fearless revolutionary from Punjab who played a significant role in the Quit India Movement She is best remembered for her audacious act of hoisting the Indian National flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay on August 9, 1942, marking the commencement of the movement. Usha Mehta was a Gandhian and freedom fighter of India. She is also remembered for organizing the Congress Radio, also called the Secret Congress Radio, an underground radio station, which functioned for few months during the Quit India Movement of 1942
