Purnima Banerjee

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Purnima Banerjee
Born
Purnima Ganguly

1911
Kalka, Punjab
Died1951
Nainital, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationIndian independence activist, member of the Constituent Assembly of India
Political partyIndian National Congress
RelativesAruna Asaf Ali (sister)
Dhirendranath Ganguly (uncle)
(grand-father)

Purnima Banerjee (née Ganguly, 1911-1951[1]) was an Indian freedom fighter and a part of the constituent assembly from 1946–1950.[2]

Early life and career[]

She was the younger sister of famous freedom fighter, educator and activist Aruna Asaf Ali.[3] Their father Upendranath Ganguly was a restaurant owner who hailed from Barisal district of Eastern Bengal (now Bangladesh) but settled in United Provinces.[4] Her mother Ambalika Devi was the daughter of renowned Brahmo scholar who wrote many .[5] Upendranath Ganguly's younger brother Dhirendranath Ganguly (DG) was one of the earliest film directors.[6] Another brother, Nagendranath, was a university professor who married Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore's only surviving daughter Mira Devi.[7] As secretary of the Indian National Congress committee in Allahabad, she was responsible for engaging and organizing trade unions, kisan meetings and work towards greater rural engagement. She took part in the Salt March and the Quit India Movement and was subsequently imprisoned.[8] Later, she became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and of the Constituent Assembly of India.[9]

Death[]

Suffering from ill-health, she died prematurely in Nainital in 1951, a few years after the independence.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jayaprakash Narayan (2003). Bimal Prasad (ed.). Selected Works. 4. Manohar. p. 135. ISBN 9788173043536.
  2. ^ "Purnima Banerji (1911 – 1951)". Women Architects of the Indian Republic. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. ^ Sonia Gandhi, ed. (2005). Two Alone, Two Together. Penguin. p. xxvi.
  4. ^ G. N. S. Raghavan (1999). Aruna Asaf Ali: A Compassionate Radical. National Book Trust. ISBN 9788123727622.
  5. ^ G. N. S. Raghavan (1999). Aruna Asaf Ali: A Compassionate Radical. National Book Trust. ISBN 9788123727622.
  6. ^ G. N. S. Raghavan (1999). Aruna Asaf Ali: A Compassionate Radical. National Book Trust. ISBN 9788123727622.
  7. ^ Krishna Dutta and Andrew Robinson, ed. (1997). Selected Letters of Rabindranath Tagore. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521-59018-3.
  8. ^ R. S. Tripathi, R. P. Tiwari (1999). Perspectives on Indian Women. APH Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 81-7648-025-8.
  9. ^ Bhula, Pooja (24 January 2014). "15 women involved in shaping the Indian Constitution". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  10. ^ Jawaharlal Nehru (1994). "Letter to Vijaylakshmi Pandit dated 2 June 1951". In Sarvepalli Gopal (ed.). Selected Works. Navrang. ISBN 9780195634785.


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