• Rabin Das

The recent world is an entrenched social sphere where life and livelihood domains have been dignifying as the male-dominated with time. Unfortunately, plan-policy-strategy and decision makings are traditionally done by males ignoring their better half so called in society. Although time has been changed with its advanced digital mass-momentum, society has remained standstill in its patriarchal envelop. Eventually, Indian histories of great women reflect the momentous contributions in a variety of dimension imprinting a long-lasting blow in the nation and globe. Women's legal, political, academic, socio-cultural, economic and technological practices and performances have been evidently altered in drastic and dramatic ways after independence in India. Abha Maiti, a daughter of a remote village, Kalagachhia of Khejuri P.S. under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal was a committed freedom fighter, enthusiastic politician and a sanctified socialist during British and Post-independent 20th century in India. She did not only serve own soil, but also her state and country for a long time. Having explicitly devoted to the ideals of Gandhism in her professional and private life, she was the admirable public figure from the challenging site and situation then. Both leadership and motherhood in behaving and activating in the fields have made her a triumphant public figure from an ardent daughter of the soil. But, changing colour complexity in politics and power, lacking the efforts from liable characters and authorities and ignorance to undermine the momentous history of personalities in region, such an admirable figure has been dropped down in the darks of culture. Although, this time is on her birth centenary moment, a minute effort at local level by some of her followers and contributed organizations and institutions is observed rather than what should be celebrated at large scale. In this perspective, this intensive review and perception survey based paper attempts to enlighten this stirring life assessing the Individual Woman Empowered Index (IWEI) and Personality Index (PAI) whereas the unique struggling journey would be appreciable to the next generation as a distinct and empowered “lady with the lamp” to society and soil during the tough time.

Abha Maiti, leadership and motherhood, admirable figure, IWEI, PAI and ‘lady with the lamp’

"Abha Maiti: A ‘Lady with the Lamp’ of Women Empowerment’ during 20th Century’s Challenging India (1923-1994) ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no.i617-i632, May-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305905.pdf

"Abha Maiti: A ‘Lady with the Lamp’ of Women Empowerment’ during 20th Century’s Challenging India (1923-1994) ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no. ppi617-i632, May-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305905.pdf