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Sovarani Datta

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Sovarani Datta
Born
Sobha Rani Datta

(1906-09-11)11 September 1906
Died9 November 1950(1950-11-09) (aged 44)
NationalityBritish Raj
Alma materBrahma Girls School, Prem Mahavidyalaya
OccupationRevolutionary
OrganizationAnanda Math
Parents
  • Jatindranath Dutta (father)
  • Labanyaprabha Dutta (mother)

Sovarani Datta (11 September 1906 – 9 November 1950) also known as Shobha Rani Dutta was an Indian Revolutionary.[1][2][3] She established Ananda Math and also an active member of Satyagrah Samiti. She was convicted in the Titagarh conspiracy case and the Dalhousie Square Bomb case.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

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Datta was born to Labanyaprabha Dutta, an Indian National Congress leader, and Jatindranath Dutta on 11 September 1906 in Kolkata, India.

She was educated at Brahma Girls School, Kolkata and at Prem Mahavidyalaya, Vrindavan, an educational institution established by Raja Mahendra Pratap.

Legacy

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References

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  1. ^ Mahotsav, Amrit. "Shobha Rani Dutta". Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ Ghosh, Durba (20 July 2017). Gentlemanly Terrorists: Political Violence and the Colonial State in India, 1919–1947. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-18666-8.
  3. ^ Nayak, J. K.; Dasgupta, Subha Chakraborty (2004). Reminiscences: Excerpts from Oriya and Bangla Autobiographies. DSA Publication, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University.
  4. ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (13 August 2022). "India at 75 | In Kolkata, a tribute to forgotten revolutionaries". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies. Institute of Historical Studies. 1993.
  6. ^ Mukhopādhyāẏa, Amitābha (1996). Women in Indian Life and Society. Punthi Pustak and Institute of Historical Studies. ISBN 978-81-85094-97-7.
  7. ^ "Sovarani Memorial College". smc.edu.in. Retrieved 15 April 2024.