Sushila Mohan popularly known as Sushila Didi, (5 March 1905 – 13 January 1963) was a major figure in India's revolutionary freedom struggle movement.[1][2]
Didi Sushila Mohan | |
|---|---|
 Sushila Didi | |
| Born | Sushila Mohan 5 March 1905 |
| Died | 13 January 1963 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Sushila Didi |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | Arya Women college, Jalandhar |
| Era | British era |
| Movement | Indian Independence Movement |
Early life
editShe was born to an army doctor in the Punjab province of colonial India and did her studies from the Arya women's college in Jalandhar.[3] She was known for writing nationalist poems and started participating in nationalist politics during her college life.[4]
History
editWhen Sushila Didi was a college student, the execution by hanging of Indian freedom fighters raised nationalism in her.[5] In 1926, she joined the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association to contribute to India's freedom fight.[6] When Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt were caught after throwing a bomb on the assembly, Sushila didi and Durga Bhabhi together helped the other revolutionaries to escape. On 1 October 1931, she along with others, shot European Sergeant Taylor and his wife. To defend the case for the prisoners, she donated 10 tola of gold which was kept by his late mother for the purpose of her marriage. Wearing a masculine garb, she participated in the freedom movement and after joining Bal Gangadhar Tilak 's extremist party. Later she was arrested and sent to jail.[7]
References
edit- ^ "SUSHILA MOHAN/DIDI". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "सुशीला दीदी : स्वाधीनता आंदोलन की वो नायिका, जिसने क्रांतिकारियों के लिए शादी के गहने तक बेच दिये". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ डागर, निशा (5 May 2020). "दुर्गा भाभी की सहेली और भगत सिंह की क्रांतिकारी 'दीदी', सुशीला की अनसुनी कहानी!". The Better India - Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "India's 'Joan of Arc': The Forgotten Life of Sushila Didi". The Wire. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Chandra, Ram (1989). Ideology and Battle Cries of Indian Revolutionaries. Ram Chandra.
- ^ Richa (12 June 2022). "Sushila Didi Birth Anniversary: 5th march". Latest News & Information. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Hindustan Shahido Ka: November 2013". 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2022.