From the very onset of the revolutionary era many women had been linked indirectly with the movement. The womenfolk of almost every house, mothers, sisters, aunts, sisters-in-law, all these were then connected in one way or the other with revolutionary groups like the Anushilan Samity and the Jugantar. In the early phase of the revolutionary era Swarnakumari Devi, Sarala Devi, Ashalata Sen, Sarojini Naidu, Nanibala, Dukaribala, later, Indumati Devi, Leela Ray, Savitri Devi of Patia Dhalghat, Shanti and Suniti of Comillah, these were some of the patriotic women who devoted themselves to the motherland. Into this tradition of revolutionary movement stepped in the firebrand revolutionary, Pritilata Waddedar.
Pritilata Waddedar, who was a fierce opponent of the British rule in India, was a Bengali revolutionary and the first female martyr to the cause of the motherland's freedom. She was born on Tuesday, 5 May, 1911 at Dhalghat in Chittagong (Chattogram). Her father, Jagadbandhu Waddedar, was the head clerk of the Municipal Office and her mother, Pratibha Devi was busy tending a large household of six children, two sons, Madhusudan and Santosh, and four daughters, Pritilata, Kanaklata, Shantilata and Ashalata. The family surname was originally Dasgupta. One of the antecedents had been awarded the title Wahadedar which in due course of time took the form Waddedar, variantly, Waddar.
Pritilata Waddedar was a close comrade-in-arms of Masterda Surya Sen. Pritilata was admitted to Dr. Khastagir High School for Girls where she performed creditably in every class
Pritilata Waddedar, who was a fierce opponent of the British rule in India, was a Bengali revolutionary and the first female martyr to the cause of the motherland's freedom. She was born on Tuesday, 5 May, 1911 at Dhalghat in Chittagong (Chattogram). Her father, Jagadbandhu Waddedar, was the head clerk of the Municipal Office and her mother, Pratibha Devi was busy tending a large household of six children, two sons, Madhusudan and Santosh, and four daughters, Pritilata, Kanaklata, Shantilata and Ashalata. The family surname was originally Dasgupta. One of the antecedents had been awarded the title Wahadedar which in due course of time took the form Waddedar, variantly, Waddar.
Pritilata Waddedar was a close comrade-in-arms of Masterda Surya Sen. Pritilata was admitted to Dr. Khastagir High School for Girls where she performed creditably in every class
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