Muslim Women Contribution in various kind of Public Sector

Abstract

In 1920 a large number of women contribute the Indian freedom movement, inspired by Gandhiji. In this waymany Muslim Women became followers and supporters of Gandhiji. The Civil Disobedience Movement broughtseveral Muslim Women into public life. With their Hindu sisters, they made and sold salt, picketed cloth and liquorshops, preached the value of khaddar, went to jail and participated in the street processions. Among the MuslimWomen participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement Daulatunnesa Khatun and Hosneara Begum wereremarkable contribution.One of the most important women leaders in Civil Disobedience Movement was Daulatunnesa Khatun. She activelyorganized meetings, led procession, violated section 144 and brought salt law. In 1932 Daulatunnesa formed‘Gaibandha Mahila Samiti’ along with a few other women.Daulatunnesa herself, the secretary, Maya Bhattachariyaof Bagura, the president and Dukhyabala Das, the vice-president of the Samiti. In the end, police arrested her andsent to Rajsahi, Presidency and Berhumpor jail respectively. After being released from jail, Daulatunnesaconcentrated on social work initiated by ‘Mahila Atmarakha Samiti’. During the 1943, she established anorphanage and concentrated on various kind of social work.Hosneara Bagum was one of the important personalites during the Non-coopretaion Movement. Bening inspiredby the ideology of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Kazi Nazrul Islam, she dedicated her life for India’s freedomstruggle. In 1932, 25 th January, morning Hosneara got an information from a congress activist, Jalaluddin Hasmi,that a women’s procession would be held at Calcutta Maidan under the leadership of Jyotirmoyee Ganguly on theoccasion of celebrating Independence Day. Since Jyatirmoyee got arrested, as the youngest member of congress,Hosneara was selected to raise the National Flag and addressed the crowd as well.So Muslim Women realized that they have to find a way out to free their country from the bondage of the Britishrule in accordance with their own thoughts and means.