Such a one was a lady named Rani Rasmani (She was not really a Rani – that is the wife of a Raja this was merely a nickname which had been given her by her mother in childhood. …There were many Bengalis of determined character who were not afraid to challenge the authority of the foreigners and make themselves respected by them. Here is one such individual and victory that I had never read about in any history book (side note: why, oh why are history textbooks filled with kings, wars and dates and not stories such as the one below?) However, it is easy to forget that many acts of individual courage and small victories led to the massive success on Aug 15, 1947. India’s independence struggle is a long, hard struggle filled with many heroes and some heroines who have attained almost mythical status in the decades that have since passed. Rani Rashmoni statue at the Esplanade, Kolkata (cc) Wikimedia Commons
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