Durgawati Devi - Indian freedom fighter - charcoal pencil sketch

My charcoal pencil sketch of the forgotten freedom fighter.

Durgawati Devi or Durga Bhabhi, also known as the 'The Agni of India', is remembered to this day as a threat to the British police. She had tremendous influence on revolutionaries such as Bhagat Singh, Ashafaqullah and Chandra Shekhar Azad. She also wielded a strong influence on the members of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA). She was a Bengali, married at the age of 11 years to Professor BhagwatiCharan Vohra (a member of HSRA, who had planned to bomb the jail in order to free Bhagat Singh but sadly died while testing the bomb on the banks of Ravi near Lahore).

Durgawati Devi was an active member of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha, and she assisted in the escape of Bhagat Singh from Lahoreafter the Saunders killing (1928).Herself and Bhagat Singh duped as a couple and escaped to Calcutta, with Rajguru as their servant. Durga met several revolutionaries along with Bhagat Singh, and learned bomb-making. She openly opposed the sentence awarded to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru. She even sold her ornaments worth Rs. 3,000 in order to rescue Bhagat Singh and his comrades.As a revenge for their hanging,Durga decided to kill Lord Hailey (ex-Governor of Punjab), who was also a staunch enemy of the revolutionaries. Although the Governor escaped, his aides were injured. She was arrested and awarded imprisonment for three years.

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Pritilata Waddedar - charcoal pencil sketch

 Pritilata Waddedar was an Indian revolutionary nationalist from the Indian subcontinent who was influential in the Indian independence movement. After completing her education in Chittagong and Dhaka, she attended Bethune College in Kolkata. She graduated in philosophy with distinction and became a school teacher.

Rajkumari Gupta - Freedom fighter - charcoal pencil sketch

 

Rajkumari Gupta was a freedom fighter known for her Role in Kakori conspiracy. Rajkumari Gupta served jail terms in 1930, '32 and '42 for Kakori Conspiracy.

Tara Rani Srivastava - Indian Freedom Fighter - charcoal pencil sketch

TARA RANI SRIVASTAVA
Indian Freedom Fighter

Tara Rani Srivastava was an Indian freedom fighter, and part of Mahatma Gandhi's Quit India Movement. She and her husband, Phulendu Babu, lived in the Saran district of Bihar. In 1942, she and her husband were leading a march in Siwan towards the police station when he was shot by police

 

Kittur Rani Chennamma - charcoal pencil sketch

Charcoal pencil sketch

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Kittur Chennamma was the Indian Queen of Kittur, a former princely state in present-day Karnataka. She led an armed resistance against the British East India Company in 1824, in defiance of the Paramountcy, in an attempt to retain control over her dominion

కిత్తూరు చెన్నమ్మ బ్రిటిషు ఈస్ట్ ఇండియా కంపెనీ పాలనాకాలంలో, కన్నడ దేశానికి చెందిన కిత్తూరు అనే చిన్నరాజ్యానికి రాణి. మధ్యప్రదేశ్ లోని ఝాన్సికి చెందిన లక్ష్మీబాయి కన్న 56 సంవత్సరముల ముందే పుట్టి, తన రాజ్య స్వాతంత్ర్యానికై బ్రిటిషు కంపెనీతో పోరాటం చేసిన మొదటి భారతీయ వీరవనిత. 

Courtesy : Wikipedia.

 

Bhalji Phendarkar - charcoal pencil sketch

 Bhalji Phendarkar - Indian film legend - My charcoal pencil sketch

I feel comfortable using charcoal pencil rather than charcoal sticks. 

Here is a brief description of the legendary film personality.  Please click the following link.

Thank you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhalji_Pendharkar

Begum Hazarat Mahal - Freedom fighter - charcoal pencil sketch

Begum Hazrat Mahal was one of the few women who challenged the British during the revolt of 1857. Her maiden name was Muhammadi Khanum. She was born at Faizabad, Awadh. Later in life, she performed a mut’ah marriage with Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.