{"id":130323,"date":"2026-10-23T16:40:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=130323"},"modified":"2026-10-23T16:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:10:52","slug":"nellie-sengupta-death-anniversary-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nellie-sengupta-death-anniversary-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Nellie Sengupta Death Anniversary 2026, Biography, Role in Freedom Struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nellie Sengupta Death Anniversary 2026<\/strong> will be observed on 23 October 2026, marking 53 years since the death of the Indian freedom fighter and former President of the Indian National Congress. Born in England as Edith Ellen Gray, she actively participated in India\u2019s freedom struggle, supported Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s movements and became Congress President in 1933. Her contribution highlights the role of women in India\u2019s national movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Who Was Nellie Sengupta?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nellie Sengupta was a freedom fighter who played an active role in India\u2019s struggle against British rule. She supported the Swadeshi movement, participated in nationalist protests and became the President of the Indian National Congress in 1933.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She was born as Edith Ellen Gray on 12 January 1886 in Cambridge, England.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She married Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, a prominent Indian nationalist and Congress leader.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She participated in the Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience movements and encouraged the use of khadi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She was elected President of the Indian National Congress in 1933, becoming one of the women to lead the organisation during the freedom struggle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She received the Padma Vibhushan in 1973 and died on 23 October that year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Nellie Sengupta\u2019s Role in the Indian Freedom Struggle<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nellie Sengupta emerged as an active participant in India\u2019s national movement during the Gandhian phase of the freedom struggle.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Participation in the Non-Cooperation Movement<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nellie Sengupta participated in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/non-cooperation-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\">Non-Cooperation Movement<\/a><\/strong> of 1921, which was led by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mahatma-gandhi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mahatma Gandhi<\/a><\/strong> against British colonial rule.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She supported the use of khadi, or hand-spun cloth, as part of the Swadeshi approach.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She sold khadi door to door, encouraging people to reject foreign cloth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She supported nationalist activities alongside her husband, Jatindra Mohan Sengupta.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She also helped raise concerns about the treatment and rights of workers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>2. Role in the Civil Disobedience Movement<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Civil Disobedience Movement, Nellie Sengupta continued her political activities despite British restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She addressed public meetings in defiance of official prohibitions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1931, she was imprisoned in Delhi for four months for addressing an unlawful assembly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her participation demonstrated the willingness of women to face imprisonment and repression for the national cause.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her activities reflected the Gandhian methods of non-violent resistance and civil disobedience.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Nellie Sengupta as President of the Indian National Congress<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1933, Nellie Sengupta was elected President of the Indian National Congress at its annual session in Calcutta. Several senior Congress leaders were imprisoned during the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/civil-disobedience-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\">Civil Disobedience Movement<\/a><\/strong>, and her election reflected the party\u2019s efforts to sustain its political activities under colonial repression.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She became the third woman to serve as President of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/goto?url=CAEShwEB6zswFViL81otf2P69WmS1VD_WnvUlnMWxMj6VQdexjp0KvmI4yhkKcpvRTbqa9IaTXdAHdJp6lwawoYfUi3WyiDuv1k8KSLlsTP5eb5BbfZJfkPsHmdAmrnscppLHgh-E3Y-oLmax8SFrJ-pxvXMLEEGixRglM00V2FdFbLfkTk1lgowMy4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Indian National Congress<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her election demonstrated the growing participation of women in the national movement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her leadership helped sustain the Congress\u2019s nationalist activities during a period of restrictions and arrests.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her presidency remains an important milestone in the history of women\u2019s political participation in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Nellie Sengupta After Independence<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nellie Sengupta continued her public and social activities after India gained independence in 1947.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following Partition, she lived in Chittagong, which became part of East Pakistan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1954, she was elected unopposed to the East Pakistan Legislature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She remained involved in social work and efforts to support minority communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recognition of her contribution to the freedom struggle and public life, she received the Padma Vibhushan in 1973.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She died on 23 October 1973. Her life remains an example of commitment to India\u2019s independence and social service.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Significance of Nellie Sengupta\u2019s Contribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nellie Sengupta\u2019s contribution to India\u2019s freedom struggle is significant for several reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Women\u2019s participation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Her political activism illustrates the role women played in mass movements against <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/british-rule-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\">British rule<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Gandhian methods:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Her involvement in khadi promotion and civil disobedience reflects the use of non-violent resistance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Congress leadership:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Her election as Congress President in 1933 demonstrates women\u2019s participation in national political leadership.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Inclusive nationalism: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her life shows that India\u2019s freedom struggle drew support from people born outside the country who identified with its cause.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Social service: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her post-independence activities extended her public contribution beyond the freedom movement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nellie Sengupta Death Anniversary on 23 October 2026 honours the freedom fighter who led Congress in 1933, promoted khadi, joined Gandhian movements, and received the Padma Vibhushan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":130341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[11110,11108,11109],"class_list":["post-130323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-general-studies","tag-nellie-sengupta-death","tag-nellie-sengupta-death-anniversary","tag-nellie-sengupta-death-anniversary-2026","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130323"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":130344,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130323\/revisions\/130344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}