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Leela Roy

Leela Roy Nag, Indian freedom fighter, social reformer and politician (died 1970)

Born
October 2, 1900
Died
June 11, 1970
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1900

About Leela Roy

Leela Roy was an Indian woman politician and reformer, and a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. She was born in Goalpara, Assam, to Girish Chandra Nag, who was a deputy magistrate, and her mother was Kunjalata Nag. She was the first female student of Dhaka University. She stood first among the girls and was awarded the 'Padmabati Gold Medal' along with a cash prize of Rs. 100 on 2 October 1917 by the department of English. She fought with university authorities and became the first woman to be admitted to the University of Dhaka and earned her M.A. degree.

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The world when Leela Roy was born

Leela Roy was born in 1900. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Leela Roy's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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