Question

Which among the following organizations was established and led by Latika

 Ghosh during freedom struggle of India?

1. Mahila Rashtriya Sangha
2. Rashtriya Stree Sabha
3. Nari Satyagraha Samiti
4. Women's association of Bengal

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Mahila Rashtriya Sangha

The correct answer is Mahila Rashtriya Sangha.

• Latika Ghosh was an Oxford-educated teacher and a freedom fighter.

• She started the Women's National Association in 1928 under the guidance of Subhash Chandra Bose.
• It was formed in the Bengal presidency of the British government.
• The purpose was to fight for freedom by mobilizing women activists for political works.
• She was the supporter of Gandhi's Satyagraha and recruited and led 300 women from academic departments of colleges to take part in the protests by Bengal volunteers in the 1928 session of the Indian National Congress.
• Subhash Chandra Bose was impressed by her women's protest against the Simon Commission.