Durga Bhabhi

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Durga Bhabhi was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter known for her active role in anti-colonial activities against British rule, including aiding Bhagat Singh and other revolutionaries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian independence activist
Indian revolutionary
freedom fighter
human
woman
affiliation Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
alsoKnownAs Devi
surface form: Durga Devi

Durga Devi Vohra
Durga Rani
associatedWith Bhagat Singh
Chandrasekhar Azad
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association members
Shivaram Rajguru
Sukhdev Thapar
birthName Devi
surface form: Durga Devi
cause Indian independence
countryOfCitizenship India
gender female
historicalPeriod British India
surface form: British Raj
honorific Bhabhi
honorificMeaning Bhabhi is a Hindi term meaning elder brother’s wife or sister-in-law, used as a mark of respect
languageSpoken Hindi
legacy remembered as one of the prominent women revolutionaries of the Indian freedom struggle
movement Indian independence movement
name Durga Bhabhi self-link
notableAction provided shelter and logistical support to Indian revolutionaries
raised funds for revolutionary activities
transported weapons and revolutionary literature
notableEvent helped Bhagat Singh escape from Lahore after the killing of John Saunders by posing as his wife and traveling with him by train
notableFor aiding Bhagat Singh
participation in anti-colonial revolutionary activities against British rule in India
supporting Hindustan Socialist Republican Association revolutionaries
occupation revolutionary
teacher
opposedTo British colonial rule in India
participatedIn Indian revolutionary movement in North India
partOf armed revolutionary strand of the Indian independence movement
politicalAlignment anti-colonial
regionOfActivity Punjab
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
surface form: United Provinces of British India
religion Hinduism
riskTaken faced potential arrest and imprisonment for revolutionary activities
undertook clandestine travel with wanted revolutionaries to evade British police
spouse Bhagwati Charan Vohra

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Durga Bhabhi name Durga Bhabhi self-link