Pushpalata Das
| Pushpalata Das | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 March 1915 North Lakhimpur, Assam, India |
| Died | 9 November 2003 (aged 88) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation |
Indian independence activist Social worker |
| Years active | 1940–2003 |
| Organization | Banar Sena Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust |
| Spouse(s) | Omeo Kumar Das |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Rameswar Saikia Swarnalata |
| Awards |
Padma Bhushan Tamrapatra Freedom Fighter Award |
Pushpalata Das (1915–2003) was an Indian independence activist, social worker, Gandhian and legislator from the north-east Indian state of Assam. She was a member of Rajya Sabha from 1951 to 1961, a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly and a member of the working committee of the Indian National Congress. She served as the chairperson of the Assam chapters of the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust and Khadi and Village Industries Commission. The Government of India awarded her the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1999, for her contributions to society.
Born on 27 March 1915 to Rameswar Saikia and Swarnalata in North Lakhimpur in Assam, Das did her schooling at Panbazar Girls High School. She started her political activities from school days and was the secretary of an organization by name, Mukti Sangha. In 1931, she and her comrades organized a protest against the hanging of the revolutionary, Bhagat Singh by the British Raj and was expelled from school. She continued her studies as a private student and passed the matriculation examination in 1934 after which she joined Benaras Hindu University to complete her intermediate course. Later, she graduated from Andhra University and secured post-graduate degree from the same university in 1938. Subsequently, she enrolled herself for studies in Law at Earle Law College, Guwahati where continued her student politics; she was the secretary of the college union in 1940. It was during this time, Gandhiji called for Individual Satyagraha, as a part of civil disobedience movement and as a precursor to the Quit India Movement which would be launched two years later, and Das participated in the movement. She was incarcerated which effectively cut short her law studies.
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