Indumati was born in Calcattu in 1914. They were inhabitants of Rajasthan. Her Father was the famous Congress worker Pamaraj Jain.Indumati was a social activist and interested in the expansion of female education. She was a student of Bethune School and was married in 1929. She joined in the non-cooperation movement organised by "Nari Satyagraha Samity". She used to participate in picketing in front of Burrabazar Foreign Cloth merchants and set fire to the foreign clothes. One day she did biting in the hands of a Sergent when he wanted to to snatch the national flag from her hands at the time of leading a group of volunteers in Sovabazar.When the hands of the police Sergent was loosened she took away the flag and went ahead.She issued a demand letter and asked the officer to refrain from from harassing the ladies of this country.She also invited the soldiers to join the freedom movement of India. Her demand draft was distributed in Delhi, Kanpur, Agra etc. As a result she was arrested and jailed for 9 months in 1930. When she wanted to go to establish peace in the riot affected area of Kanpur she was prohibited by the famous leader of Congress, Ganesh Sankar Vidyarthi. Later she along with her husband and others worked to establish peace in riot affected area. After Independence she worked in the field of social development.
Indumati Bhattacharya was born in Tamluk of Medinipore district. She devoted herself to organise some primary an secondary schools for females. She stood firmly against the bad habits and ill-behavior of the village societies. She made the heads of the societies outcasted. She inspired the females of the village to participate in the freedom movement by organising female organisation. She was third lieutenant of the fighting squad of Midnapore . The Government ceased their dwelling place due to participation in the freedom movement by all the members of her family.She had to remain in the jail for several years. After being breleased she worked in the field of untouchables.Her junior workers always looked upon her respectively She was closely linked with the Matrisadan of Mahishadal through out her life.
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