Pritilata waddedar: Was the first woman

Pritilata Waddedar was the first woman to sacrifice herself in the anti-British movement. 24th September is the day Pritilata sacrificed herself. This year marks the 91st anniversary of that fateful day. Pritilata was born on 5 May 1911 in Dhalghat village of Patia upazila of Chittagong ... Pritilata Waddedar was an Indian revolutionary nationalist who led a 1932 attack on the Pahartali European Club in Chittagong. She committed suicide by cyanide after being captured by the British and left a letter about her motives and experiences. Discover Pritilata Waddedar, the fearless Bengali schoolteacher who led the Pahartali European Club attack in 1932 and chose martyrdom over arrest at just 21. Pritilata Waddedar was an anti-British revolutionary from Chittagong, who became a martyr for the liberation of our motherland.