Friday, October 31, 2014

846. Sushama Mukhopadhyay (1910-1984), 847. Sushama Roy, Chakrabarty.848. Suhasini Ganguli (Putudi) (1900-1965)

Sushama Mukhopadhyay was a freedom fighter. She courted arrest several times for participating in freedom struggle.She was a member of Bengal flying Club and became first woman pilot.



 Sushama Roy, Chakrabarty was born in Faridpur. She came to Kolkata for studies and came in contact with Students' Federation. She joined Federation Conferences in Rajshahi, Khulna, and Patna. At this time she came in contact with RSP and began to work in slums. She remained in Presidency Jail under DI rule in 1942. Later she remained as intern in her own house and was released in 1945. She participated in all the movements in 1945-46 .She married Poet Nirendranath Chakrabarty in 1946.



Suhasini Ganguli held from Dhaka but born in paternal working place Khulna. A member of Yugantar Dal, Kamala Dasgupta introduced her with a leader of the Dal Rasik lal Das. After the incidence of Chittagong Armoury Raid in May 1930, at the instruction of the "Dal" She and Sashadhar Acharya in a disguise of husband and wife gave shelter to Ananta Sing and loknath Bal etc in Chandannagar. On 1.9.30 police surrounded the house and she along with others were arrested.She was released at this case but again arrested in another case and was held for 1932-38 in Hijli jail. After release she became supporter of Communist Party. Though she was not a supporter of 1942 movement she gave shelter to Hemanta Tarafdar in her own house andwas arrested and detained as state prisoner for 1942-45. When Communist party was declared illegal she was a prisoner for one year. She died in a hospital out iof a minor accident.

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