We have read that Vietnamese women contributed to the resistance movement as workers as well as warriors. They were employed as porters carrying 25 kg of food and war materials on their delicate backs. They served as nurses to the wounded. They even went on to dig tunnels so that the imperialist attacks could be thwarted by hiding Vietnamese army in the tunnels. They worked bravely to neutralise thousands of bombs and shooting down the enemy planes. Nearly 1.5 million women workers were in the army. They helped in keeping strategic roads clear and even guarded the key points. It is difficult to imagine the state of the Vietnamese freedom struggle with the active role of Vietnamese women. Women in Vietnam showed same valour and patriotism as Indian women had shown during India’s freedom struggle. Aruna Asaf Ali, Vijayalakshmi Pandit, Indira Gandhi, Rani Lakshmibai — all had contributed in their own way to the freedom struggle of India. In Nagaland, 13-years-old Rani Gaidiliu stood up in revolt against the British forces. She was caught and imprisoned for life in 1932. She spent the years 1932 to 1947 in dark cells of various jails in Assam. She was freed in 1947 when India gained freedom.