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{{DEFAULTSORT:Waddedar, Pritilata}}
'''Pritilata Waddedar''' (5 May 1911 – 24 September 1932) was an Indian revolutionary nationalist. Being the first woman to sacrifice herself to the anti-British movement, she is described by some as "Bengal's first woman martyr".
'''Pritilata Waddedar''' (5 May 1911 – 24 September 1932) was an Indian revolutionary nationalist. Being the first woman to sacrifice herself to the anti-British movement, she is described by some as "Bengal's first woman martyr".
== History ==
Pritilata joined a revolutionary group headed by Surjo Sen in 1932.
To avoid being arrested following an attack on the Pahartali European Club on 24 September 1932, she swallowed cyanide, killing her.
== Family ==
== Family ==
Waddedar's great-great niece is Ash Sarkar, an [[Extreme left|extreme-left]] racist ideologue based in the UK, who proudly boasted about her great-great aunt being a terrorist.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/05/relatives-terrorist-past-women-politic-british-bengal My great-great-aunt was a terrorist: women’s politics went beyond the vote]</ref>
Waddedar's great-great niece is Ash Sarkar, an [[Extreme left|extreme-left]] racist ideologue based in the UK, who proudly boasted about her great-great aunt being a terrorist.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/05/relatives-terrorist-past-women-politic-british-bengal My great-great-aunt was a terrorist: women’s politics went beyond the vote]</ref>
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