18 Facts About Suhasini Chattopadhyay

Suhasini Chattopadhyay was an Indian communist leader and a freedom fighter.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay was the first woman member of the Communist Party of India.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay was the sister of well known freedom fighter and Indian National Congress President Sarojini Naidu.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay returned to India with the famed British communist Lester Hutchinson in 1928.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay kept in touch with her husband Nambiar, asking him to return to India, but he rejected the idea due to his new relationship.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay wrote in a later article, "The Revolt of India's Women", that Suhasini was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay joined the Communist Party of India in 1929 as its first woman member.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay shifted base to Bombay permanently and became a known face among the communist movement.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay later helped establish the Little Ballet Group and was active in IPTA.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay started publishing The New Spark for the communist party.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay had left Ferguson College, Poona at the call of Gandhi and had joined Sabarmati Ashram.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay was very close to Bakaya and Dang families of Lahore and Amritsar respectively.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay kept in close touch with Vimla Bakaya, Ravi Bakaya and Satyapal Dang etc.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay used to visit Lahore and stay with her sister Mrinalini, who was the Principal of Ganga Ram School.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay had just returned from abroad and was staying at Suhasini's place with Rizvi.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay even helped Haider to attend the Ramgarh session of Congress in 1940.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay joined the Congress party briefly but could not accept the new style of politics that emerged in the 1960s and gradually withdrew.

Suhasini Chattopadhyay continued to be involved in social work, mainly with her NGO, New Work Centre for Women, till the very end.