The Fearless Revolutionary

1942 IndiaThe Quit India movement was at its peak and people from various parts of the country came together to fight for freedom. Several great leaders inspired thousands to join the movement and Pushpalata Das was at the forefront of the struggle in Assam. Her call to rise against suppression led to numerous common men and women to stand up and turn their dream of an independent India into reality.Kanaklata Barua led one of the biggest peaceful processions towards the Gohpur Police Station in Assam to hoist the Indian tricolor to mark the symbolic end of the British Raj in India. She was instrumental in mobilizing a large number of people into joining the freedom struggle. The seventeen-year-old tigress of Assam was shot dead from point blank range on 20th September 1942 by British Police. The Fearless Revolutionary is the hitherto unheard story of this braveheart who conquered fear at a very young age. Giving wings to her desire to see India as a free country she made the supreme sacrifice at the altar of freedom.