History hid their names - we are bringing them back to women freedom fighters

History has always had a habit of whispering the names of women while shouting the names of men. And yet, when India groaned under the weight of colonial chains, it wasn’t just men who rose to fight. It was also daughters—fierce, fearless, and forgotten—who carved a path to freedom with blood, grit, and fire.
This is not just an article. This is a battle cry. A resurrection. A tribute to the women whose stories were lost in the folds of time. Today, their voices rise again.


She was called "Gandhi Buri" by the people of Bengal, not because of her age, but because of her spirit. At 73, Matangini Hazra led a procession of thousands during the Quit India Movement in 1942. Unarmed, she marched toward a heavily guarded British police station carrying nothing but the tricolor flag and the fire of freedom in her heart. She was shot—but she did not stop. Even as bullets pierced her frail body, she kept chanting “Vande Mataram.” Her lifeless body fell with the flag held high.
A woman. Elderly. Unarmed. Unafraid.
I think courage is like this.

Assam’s daughter, Kanaklata, was just 17 when she decided she couldn’t sit back and watch her nation bleed. When denied the right to hoist the national flag at a police station, she walked forward anyway. The British opened fire. She didn’t flinch. She raised the flag as high as she could before the bullets hit her chest.
She died with the flag in her hands—and her name etched in history for those who dare to look.

In 1857, while the men fought on the ground, Uda Devi climbed a tree with a rifle. Hidden in the leaves, she waited for British soldiers and gunned down over a dozen of them before she was discovered and killed.
She didn’t have a fancy title. She didn’t wear a crown.
But she was a queen in every sense of the word.
And yet, no one told us about her in school.

She was just 13 when she joined the Heraka movement in Nagaland, resisting British rule and Christian conversion. By 16, she had a bounty on her head. She led raids, organized protests, and became a thorn in the side of the British Empire. Captured and imprisoned for 14 years, her fight never stopped. Pandit Nehru called her the "Daughter of the Hills."
Her weapons were her voice, her strategy, and her refusal to bow.

She carried pistols in her purse and fear in the hearts of British officers. Durgawati Devi, or Durga Bhabhi, was one of the key figures who helped Bhagat Singh escape after killing a British officer. She once walked into a train station in a sari, carrying a revolver, ready to shoot if needed. Calm. Controlled. Deadly. She later opened a school to educate girls—because she believed the next revolution must begin in the classroom.
And yet, how many of us know her name?
Why Were Their Stories Forgotten?
Because they were women. Because many were poor. Because some were from tribes and castes society looked down upon. They didn’t fight for headlines. They didn’t pose for portraits. They fought for something far greater—a free India where their children wouldn’t have to kneel.

But now, we rise to remember.
We remember them not as victims, but as warriors. We remember them not for how they died, but for how they lived—with unshakable courage, blazing conviction, and hearts louder than gunfire.
Their battles were real. Their sacrifices unmeasured. Their voices, long silenced, now return to fuel a new kind of revolution—one where young girls know that bravery runs in their blood, that resistance is in their roots, and that freedom has always worn bangles and braids too.

You come from a lineage of warriors. You don’t need permission to be powerful. It’s your legacy.
You are not just the future of this country—you are the flame lit by women who refused to kneel.
Walk with your head high. Speak with fire in your voice.
And remember: silence may hide names, but courage brings them back.
India didn’t become free by accident.
It became free because women no one talks about chose to fight when it mattered most.
Let’s bring them back.
Let’s shout their names.
Let their stories echo where history once chose silence.


They were not just footnotes in history—they were the heartbeat of a revolution. These fearless women didn’t wait for change; they became it. While the world tried to forget them, their courage refuses to be silenced. Today, as we walk freely on the soil they bled for, we owe them more than remembrance—we owe them recognition. Let their stories light a fire in every heart, especially in the hearts of young girls who must know: bravery has always looked like them. The chains they broke now lie at our feet—not to be picked up, but to remind us that freedom is a legacy we must protect, and these women are the reason we can.

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1. Who is the unknown female freedom fighter?Matangini Hazra is a lesser-known female freedom fighter who was shot while holding the Indian flag during a protest.
2. Who is the most unknown freedom fighter?Peer Ali Khan, one of the earliest rebels of the 1857 revolt, remains largely forgotten in mainstream history.
3. Who are 5 female freedom fighters?Rani Lakshmibai, Sarojini Naidu, Aruna Asaf Ali, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, and Usha Mehta