In 1920. on a road crossing, a rally of Congress was going to be held. When people started coming, Begum Nishatunnisa, wife of Maulana Hasrat Mohani came there leading a procession of labourers. From other side Nehru came to prevent the procession marching by pushing his hands on her shoulders. She was so much angry that immediately she slapped on his left cheek & shouted too much against Nehru's such indecent action. Some labour leaders asked her for beating Nehru but she refused. After that she left membership of congress too & later Maulana too left Congress & joind Muslim League. She was earlier a burqa clad housewife but when Maulana was jailed, she left purdah & started sitting on a shop to manage house & family. Her teenage daughter was going to school. No Congressman visited Maulana in Jail or helped by anyway. When Maulana was released, she too joined Congress & contributed a lot for freedom struggle from women side but it is ignored by most. Do Indian women know her at all ?
2007-08-14
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