Usha Mehta, Gandhian and freedom fighter of India (d. 2000) was born on March 25, 1920.

March 25, 1920

Usha Mehta, Gandhian and freedom fighter of India (d. 2000) was born on March 25, 1920.

Usha Mehta was a Gandhian and freedom fighter of India. She is also remembered for organizing the Congress Radio, also called the Secret Congress Radio, an underground radio station, which functioned for few months during the Quit India Movement of 1942. In 1998, the Government of India conferred on her Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of Republic of India.