Maharani Konar

Maharani Konar (23 November 1933 – 5 January 2024), popularly known as Rani Di, was an Indian communist leader and politician. In the 1990s, she became one of the principal leaders of the democratic women's movement in Bengal. Konar was one of the founding leaders of the All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers and was the National Vice President of the ICDS workers union; she also served the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for 14 years. Maharani Konar was married to Benoy Krishna Konar, and legendary Marxist revolutionary and Communist leader Hare Krishna Konar was her brother-in-law.