Women Revolutionaries of Bengal 1905-1939

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by  Tirtha Mandal

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THE WOMENR EVOLUTIONARIES
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PREFACE
ARMED REvoumONARY actiaviimteiadec sht iIoen vdfeir ae'esfd roomm
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av ersignifiyc ant roilineHt e.n icetn,h per essteunadtnay t tehmabpset en
madtedo o cutmhereno otl fweo mreenv oluintt ihIoenn dafirranioe emesd
struggle.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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