Kumudini Hajong | |
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Born | 1929/1930 Mymensingh District, British Bengal (now Netrokona District, Bangladesh) |
Died | 23 March 2024 Baheratoli, Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona District, Bangladesh | (aged 93–94)
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Known for | Tanka movement |
Awards | Bangla Academy Fellowship (2019) |
Kumudini Hajong (Bengali: কুমুদিনী হাজং; 1929/1930 – 23 March 2024) was a Bangladeshi Hajong revolutionary, indigenous and secular rights activist known for her role in the Tanka movement during the British Raj.[1] She received a Bangla Academy Fellowship in 2019 for her contribution to social welfare.
Hajong was born in c. 1930 at Baheratoli village in Mymensingh (present-day Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona) in the former Bengal Presidency of British India to Authit Chandra Roy Hajong and Jonomoni Hajong.[2]
Hajong was married to Lonkshwer Hajong. He died in 2000.[1] The couple had three sons and two daughters.[3] She died at her home on 23 March 2024.[1]