Purnima Banerjee

Purnima Banerjee (née Ganguly, 1911-1951[1]) was an Indian freedom fighter and a part of the constituent assembly from 1946–1950.[2]

Purnima Banerjee
Born	Purnima Ganguly 1911 Bengal Presidency
Died	1951 Nainital, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Indian independence activist, member of the Constituent Assembly of India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Relatives	Aruna Asaf Ali (sister) Dhirendranath Ganguly (uncle) Trailokyanath Sanyal (grand-father)

Early life and career

Secretary of the Indian National Congress committee in Allahabad, she took part in the Salt March and the Quit India Movement and was subsequently imprisoned.[3] Later, she became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and of the Constituent Assembly of India.[4] She was Aruna Asaf Ali's younger sister.[5] As secretary for the city committee, she was responsible for engaging and organizing trade unions, kisan meetings and work towards greater rural engagement.[2]

Death

Suffering from ill-health, she died prematurely in Nainital in 1951, a few years after the independence.[6]

References

1. Jayaprakash Narayan (2003). Bimal Prasad (ed.). Selected Works. Vol. 4. Manohar. p. 135. ISBN 9788173043536.
2. "Purnima Banerji (1911 – 1951)". Women Architects of the Indian Republic. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
3. R. S. Tripathi, R. P. Tiwari (1999). Perspectives on Indian Women. APH Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 81-7648-025-8.
4. Bhula, Pooja (24 January 2014). "15 women involved in shaping the Indian Constitution". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
5. Sonia Gandhi, ed. (2005). Two Alone, Two Together. Penguin. p. xxvi.
6. Jawaharlal Nehru (1994). "Letter to Vijaylakshmi Pandit dated 2 June 1951". In Sarvepalli Gopal (ed.). Selected Works. Navrang. ISBN 9780195634785.