Bela Mitra

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Bela Mitra
Born
Amita Bose

1920 (1920)
Indian Independence Movement
SpouseHaridas Mitra (1936–1952; her death)
ChildrenAmit Mitra
RelativesSuresh Bose (father)
Subhas Chandra Bose (uncle)

Bela Mitra, née Bose (1920 – 31 July 1952) was a Bengali revolutionary involved with the Jhansi Rani Regiment, the Women's Regiment of the Indian National Army, and a social worker.

Family

Mitra was born as Amita or Bela Bose

British India. Her father was Suresh Chandra Bose. She was the niece of Subhas Chandra Bose. She married freedom fighter Haridas Mitra in 1936.[2] Haridas later became the deputy Speaker of West Bengal Assembly. Their son Amit Mitra is an economist and present finance Minister of the State of West Bengal.[3][4]

Activities

Mitra took active part in anti British movement since 1940 while Subhas Chandra Bose left Ramgarh Session of the

Lord Wavell to commute the death sentence, and subsequently Haridas Mitra got released along with three other freedom fighters Jyotish Basu, Amar Singh Gill, and Pabitra Roy.[6] In 1947 Smt. Mitra formed a social organisation, Jhansir Rani Relief Team. In 1950 she started worked in Abhaynagar near Dankuni for the development of refugees came from East Pakistan.[7]

Legacy

Smt Mitra died in 1952. Belanagar railway station in Howrah district on the Howrah-Bardhaman Chord line, is named after her in 1958. This was the first Railway station in India named after any Indian woman.[7][3]

References

  1. ISBN 9788124114285
    . Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ISBN 9788185604565
    . Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "From corporate boardrooms to Writers' Buildings". thehindubusinessline.com. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b Chakraborty, Ajanta (13 August 2011). "At 64, new battles to be waged and won". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. ISBN 9788123023649
    . Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  6. ^ "When Mahatma saved Netaji's revolutionaries from gallows". indianexpress.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  7. ^
    ISBN 81-85626-65-0
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