Durgawati Devi
Freedom Fighter

Indian Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Quick Info

Profession	Freedom Fighter
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	07/10/1907
Age	92 years (died on 15, Oct, 1999)
Birthplace	Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Date of Death	15/10/1999

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Durgawati Devi
Name Earned	Durga Bhabhi
Known for	Accompanying Indian revolutionary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on the train journey after the killing of John P. Saunders to escape the police arrest in disguise

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

Education	Studied up to class fifth

Personal Life

Place of Death	Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Age (at the time of death)	92 Years
Death Cause	Natural death
Marital Status	Widow

Relationships & More

Marriage Date	1918 (year)
Marriage Age	11 years old

Family

Father	Pandit Banke Bihari (court official at the Allahabad Collectorate)
Mother	Died when Durgawati Devi was very young
Grandfather	Pandit Shivshankar (a landlord in Shahjpur)
Husband	Bhagwati Charan Vohra
Children	Son - Sachinanda (born 1925)
Siblings	She was the only child of her parents

Career

Summary	Active participant in Naujawan Bharat Sabha and various armed revolutionary movements during India’s freedom struggle

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Durga Devi assisted Bhagat Singh in evading police capture by disguising themselves during a train journey.
2. She led the funeral procession of the freedom fighter Jatin Das.
3. In 1929, Durga Devi made an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Lord Hailey, leading to her arrest and a subsequent three-year imprisonment.
4. Durga Devi and her spouse were involved in managing a bomb manufacturing facility called 'Himalayan Toilets' to fund revolutionary endeavors.
5. She played a role in the Lamington Road Outrage incident in 1930.
6. Arrested in 1935, Durga Devi was later released the same year and went on to establish a school for disadvantaged children before joining the Congress party.
7. Remembered for her strong opposition to British colonial rule and active involvement in the fight for independence.
8. She was a key member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army (HSRA) alongside Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh.
9. Sold her ornaments and personal possessions worth thousands of rupees to fund the Bhagat Singh Defence Committee and rescue efforts for revolutionaries.
10. Met Mahatma Gandhi twice to advocate for the release of revolutionary prisoners but was disappointed by his responses.
11. After release from prison, taught at Pyare Lal Girls School in Ghaziabad and later opened a school for underprivileged children in Lucknow, which was visited by Jawaharlal Nehru.

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