 Some components of the Samiti also included prominent participation from women, including Pritilata Waddedar who led a Jugantar attack during the Chittagong Armoury raid, and Kalpana Dutta who manufactured bombs at Chittagong.The Samiti was influenced by the writings of the Bengali nationalist author Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.The name of the organisation, Anushilan, is derived from Bankim's works espousing hard work and spartan life.