Manorama Basu

Manorama Basu (née Monorama Ray, 18 November 1897 – 16 October 1986), nicknamed Masima (maternal aunt), was a Bengali revolutionary and feminist from Bangladesh. Throughout her life, Basu played a prominent role in the popular movements of 1962, 1964, and the mass uprising of 1969. She was also a pioneer in the Bangladeshi liberation struggle.

At the age of 14, Manorama was married to Chintaharan Basu, who was the zamindar (landlord) of the village of Bakai in Barisal. Despite the constraints of her landlord husband's family, Manorama Basu actively participated in the Indian independence movement while living in Barisal.

Manorama Basu's contributions to the women's rights movement, the independence struggle, and the establishment of various social welfare institutions have been recognized with several posthumous awards, including the Sher-e-Bangla Medal in 1997 and the Begum Rokeya Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 1999.

In 1971, the renowned writer and journalist Satyen Sen wrote the book "Manorama Masima" on the life and work of Manorama Basu.