Tribute: Gargi Chakravartty stood out with her scholarship and commitment | Satyaki Chakraborty

(India Press Agency, March 3, 2026) Dr. Gargi Chakravartty, eminent historian and a leading figure of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) passed away in Kolkata on March 2. She was 78. Her husband famous journalist Sumit Chakravartty passed away only last year. She has left behind a son who is a television mediaperson with Prasar Bharti.

Gargi, called Tanya in her younger days, was the daughter of one of the lading communist families of the undivided Bengal. Her mother was Sabitri Roy, the writer whose novels Paka Dhaner Gan and Trisrota created a stir in Bengali literature in depicting the struggle of the people, their hopes and aspirations. Sabitri Roy was a hardcore activist in the peasant movement. Gargi