Question

Who among the following socialist activists persuaded Gandhiji not to restrict the salt march protest to men alone?
1. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
2. Sarojini Naidu
3. Matangini Hazra
4. Mithuben Petit

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

The correct answer is Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay.

• Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was a freedom fighter, social reformer, and was the driving force behind the renaissance of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre in post-independence India.
• Kamaladevi was part of Gandhi’s salt satyagraha and was arrested for trying to sell contraband salt in the Bombay Stock Exchange.
  • She was imprisoned for almost one year.
• She was a feminist of her age and even spoke against Gandhi’s stance of not including women in the Dandi March.

Sarojini Naidu	She is known as the Nightingale of India or “Bharatiya Kokila”. She played an important role in India's freedom struggle and promoted women's rights. Also a poet and a great politician. In 1917, she established the Women's Indian Association (WIA). The British government also awarded her the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal for her work during the plague epidemic in India. She was the first woman Governor of India.
Matangini Hazra	She was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement until she was shot dead by the British Indian police in front of the Tamluk Police Station, Midnapore District. She was affectionately known as "Gandhi buri", "Bangla for old lady Gandhi". In 1932, she took part in the Non-Cooperation Movement and was arrested for breaking the Salt Act. She also participated in the 'Chowkidari Tax Bandha' (abolition of chowkidari tax) movement.
Mithuben Petit	Mithuben Hormusji Petit was one of the women's pioneer Indian independence activists. She also participated in Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March. She set up an ashram in Maroli called 'Kasturba Vanat Shala' which taught underprivileged children from families of Adivasis, Harijans, and other poor families.