The women did us proud

The Women Who Made Us Proud

Preetilata Waddedar was an activist who attacked the armoury at Chitaganga on January 22. She raided like a volcano and vanished.

Aruna Asaf Ali, who broke the heavily cordoned off area and unfurled the tricolour.This made the police to get sleepless nights and a sense of defeat.

Kashibai,the widowed lady of Desai's family,Jainapur.She brought a Rolls Royce car. Once the DC of Bijapur asked her car for the use of his higher officer.She refused to give her car and told him that she would use it for drying cow dung cakes.That made him angry and he cancelled it's regisrtation.Then she stuck to her word

Shakuntala Dhamankar, a twenty year old lady of Belgaum college,who serve the cause of the nation. She inspired the Indians and protested against the British.The police tried hard to arrest and now she was underground.Here she worked with Shankar Kurtakoti. She got married with him knowing that he would be imprisoned for at least 15-20 years. She expressed that she would proud to be the wife of imprisoned freedom fighter and prouder to be the widow of the freedom fighter.

Great but little known freedom fighters

Padmavatibai Burli, wife of great freedom fighter Bindacharya Burli. He breathed patriotism and lived patriotism. Padmavatibai led her silent protest against the British by feeding the freedom fighters. Once she was arrested while serving to Shakuntala Dabade and Shantabai Karmarkar.

Sarojini Naidu,known as 'the Nightingale of India' also a follower of Gandhiji and translated his philosophy of non-violence into reality.

Capt. Laxmi Swaminathan, was the commander of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, the women's wing of the INA founded by Bose. She fought and defeated the British at Rangoon.

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya,was a freedom and led many struggles.She was a poetess, an artist and inspired through her writings.

Vimala Gulwadi and Hema Shilnolikar,who entered the court hall commanded judge to go back.They shouted the slogans against British which inspired one of the Inioanpolice to quit his job.

Evaluation 1)Fill in the blanks . a) -------------raided like volcano and vanished armoury. b)Sarojini Naidu was known as ---------. c)--------------was the young lady of Belguam.

2)Add suitable prefixes to form the opposites. a)countable

b)fortunate

3)Give the synonyms for the following. a)vanish b)agility

Contributed by: Mallikarjun, Girls PUC, Shorapur & Teerthappa, GHS, Geddalamari