Kanaklata Barua, the teenaged freedom fighter who was shot dead while leading a procession to hoist the national flag at a police station during the Quit India Movement, was from:

Kanaklata Barua was a 17-year-old freedom fighter from Assam, who was shot dead by the police on 20 September 1942, during the Quit India Movement.

About Kanaklata Barua:

• She was born on 22 December 1924 in the village of Borangabari, in the Darrang (now Sonitpur/Biswanath) district of Assam.
• She lost her parents at a young age and was brought up by her grandmother.
• She was inspired by the national movement, and joined the "Mrityu Bahini" ("Death Squad"), a group of young volunteers who were ready to sacrifice their lives for the freedom struggle.

Her martyrdom:

• During the Quit India Movement, the volunteers of the Gohpur area decided to hoist the national flag at the Gohpur police station on 20 September 1942.
• Kanaklata Barua, carrying the national flag, led the procession of volunteers.
• The police officer in charge warned them to stop, but they continued to march.
• The police opened fire; Kanaklata was shot and died, still holding the flag.
• Another volunteer, Mukunda Kakati, was also killed.
• The procession continued, and another volunteer, Ramapati Rajkhowa, hoisted the flag on the police station.

Her memory:

• She is remembered as "Birbala" (brave girl) and "Shaheed" (martyr) in Assam.
• A fast patrol vessel of the Indian Coast Guard was named ICGS Kanaklata Barua (2011).
• A memorial park and statue stand at Gohpur.

Other women in the Quit India Movement:

Many women took part in the movement, including Aruna Asaf Ali, Usha Mehta, Sucheta Kripalani and Matangini Hazra.

The Quit India Movement in Assam:

Assam saw strong participation of the people, especially young people and peasants, in the movement.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Bengal, Odisha and Manipur had their own martyrs in the movement.