The correct answer is: A. Pushpalata Das
Pushpalata Das was an Indian freedom fighter who founded the ‘Mrityu Bahini’, a women’s militia, during the Indian independence movement. She was born in 1915 in the village of Baligaon in Assam, India. She was educated at the Cotton College in Guwahati and the University of Calcutta. She was a member of the All India Women’s Conference and the All Assam Students’ Union. She was also a member of the Indian National Congress.
In 1942, she founded the ‘Mrityu Bahini’, a women’s militia, to fight against the British Raj. The ‘Mrityu Bahini’ was involved in a number of acts of sabotage and violence against the British. She was arrested by the British in 1944 and was imprisoned for two years.
After independence, she continued to work for the upliftment of women and the poor. She was a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 1957. She was also a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1962 to 1968. She died in 1997.
The other options are incorrect because:
- Chandra Prabha Saikiani was a freedom fighter from Assam who was involved in the Quit India Movement. She was not the founder of the ‘Mrityu Bahini’.
- Kanaklata Barua was a freedom fighter from Assam who was killed in the Quit India Movement. She was not the founder of the ‘Mrityu Bahini’.
- Rani Gaidinlieu was a freedom fighter from Manipur who was involved in the Indian independence movement. She was not the founder of the ‘Mrityu Bahini’.