Death After the death of her husband, Das led a lonely life in Rishikesh and died in anonymity. Her dead body was recovered from the roadside on 26 December 1986 in a partially decomposed state. It was found by the passing crowd. The police were informed and it took them a month to determine her identity. An alternate report by the current relatives of Bina Das says she was found unconscious at a bus stand and was taken to hospital by the police, where she died the next day. This was stated in a documentary on Bina Das broadcast on 26 December 2021 on DD Bangla. Legacy and awards Her sister Kalyani Bhattacharjee edited a book called Bengal Speaks (published in 1944), and dedicated it to her. Das won the Padma Shri award in 1960 for her "Social Work". In 2012, Das and Pritilata Waddedar were conferred the Graduation Certificates posthumously by Calcutta University, nearly 80 years after British government withheld them. Works Das wrote two autobiographical works in Bengali: Shrinkhal Jhankar and Pitridhan. References External links Biography by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Bengalee women Statement before the Special Tribunal of Calcutta High Court by Bina Das St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School Official Website 1911 births 1986 deaths Revolutionary movement for Indian independence Brahmos Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal Bethune College alumni University of Calcutta alumni Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work Social workers 20th-century Indian women politicians 20th-century Indian politicians 20th-century Indian educators People from Krishnagar Women in West Bengal politics Social workers from West Bengal 20th-century women educators Prisoners and detainees of British India Female revolutionaries Indian independence activists from West Bengal