The history of Indian Freedom Struggle would be incomplete without mentioning the momentous contributions of women. When most of the men freedom fighters were in jail many women came forward and took charge of the fight. Indian women who joined the national movement belonged to educated and liberal families, as well as from the rural areas and from all walks of life, all castes, religions and communities.
Sarojini Naidu, Kasturba Gandhi, Vijayalakshmi Pandit, Aruna Asaf Ali and Annie Bezant in the 20th century are some of the names which are remembered even today for their singular contribution both in battlefield and in political field. But, a very few of us remember the name of Janaki Devi Bajaj, the woman who took a stand for the nation and participated actively in the fight for freedom. Very recently, in January 2019, the English translation of the autobiography of Janaki Devi Bajaj, ‘My Life’s Journey’, first....
