Which woman freedom fighter from Assam is known as “Puhari Gandhi”?

Kanaklata Barua
Chandra Prabha Saikiani
Bhogeswari Phukanani
Tileswari Barua

The correct answer is: b) Chandra Prabha Saikiani.

Chandra Prabha Saikiani was a freedom fighter from Assam who is known as “Puhari Gandhi”. She was born in 1901 in the village of Saiki in Assam. She was educated at home and then at the Cotton College in Guwahati. She was married to a lawyer named Lalit Chandra Saikiani.

Saikaiani was a member of the Indian National Congress and was involved in the freedom struggle from a young age. She was arrested several times for her activities. In 1930, she was arrested for leading a protest against the salt monopoly. She was sentenced to six months in jail.

Saikaiani was a strong advocate for women’s rights. She was also a social worker and worked for the upliftment of the poor. She died in 1981.

The other options are incorrect.

  • Kanaklata Barua was a freedom fighter from Assam who was killed in the Quit India Movement in 1942.
  • Bhogeswari Phukanani was a freedom fighter from Assam who was involved in the Assamese independence movement.
  • Tileswari Barua was a freedom fighter from Assam who was involved in the Quit India Movement.