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During the Salt Satyagraha, Gandhi was persuaded not to restrict the protest to men alone, and to allow women to take part, by:

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Answer: Option D — Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

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During the Salt Satyagraha (1930), Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay persuaded Gandhi not to restrict the protest to men alone, and to allow women to take part.

NCERT on Kamaladevi:

  • NCERT notes that the socialist activist Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay had persuaded Gandhiji not to restrict the protests to men alone.
  • Kamaladevi was herself one of numerous women who courted arrest by breaking the salt or liquor laws.

About Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay:

  • She was born in 1903 at Mangalore (Karnataka).
  • She was a freedom fighter, social reformer and the leader of the revival of Indian handicrafts.
  • In 1926, she became the first woman in India to contest an election to a legislative assembly (the Madras Legislative Council), though she lost narrowly.
  • She was a founder member of the All India Women's Conference (1927).
  • During the Salt Satyagraha, she was arrested for selling contraband salt at the Bombay Stock Exchange.
  • She was associated with the Congress Socialist Party.

After Independence:

  • She helped to resettle refugees after Partition, and helped to build the township of Faridabad.
  • She played a leading role in the revival of Indian handicrafts and handlooms; she was the first Chairperson of the All India Handicrafts Board (1952).
  • She founded or helped to found the Central Cottage Industries Emporium, the Crafts Council of India, the National School of Drama and the Sangeet Natak Akademi.
  • She received the Ramon Magsaysay Award (1966), the Padma Bhushan (1955) and the Padma Vibhushan (1987).
  • She wrote several books, including "Indian Women's Battle for Freedom" and "Inner Recesses, Outer Spaces" (her memoirs).
  • She died in 1988.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Sarojini Naidu, Kasturba Gandhi and Aruna Asaf Ali took part in the movement in other ways.

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Remember: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay persuaded Gandhi to include women in the salt protests (NCERT); first woman to contest an election (1926); revival of handicrafts (All India Handicrafts Board 1952).

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