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Ujjwala Majumdar (November 21, 1914 – April 25, 1992) was a Bengali armed revolutionary woman, far-left leader, and social activist. Majumdar joined the Bengal Volunteers at an early age. She later joined another pro-independence institution called Adipali Sangh, and another organization, Yugantar Dal, which strove for independence. She later became a leader of the Forward Bloc core team. Majumdar studied inside the jail and obtained a BA. After her release, she participated in various public welfare activities. She went to areas affected by the Noakhali riots and contributed to the relief work. Majumdar established an institution called Palli Niketan for the development of the deprived classes near Barasat. She was engaged in social work for several villages that lay under the jurisdiction of the Rajarhat police station. In 1947, she married Rakshita Roy, a revolutionary and literary figure of Bhupendra Kishore.

Nikunja Sen (1906-1986) was born in Dhaka in !906.He , in his student life, joined in secret revolutionary Samity, "Mukti Sangha" of Hemchandra Ghosh and later he joined in Bengal Volunteers. He was sent to Coomillah for assisting Lalit Barman to form a strong organisation.With the help of this Lalit Barman, Santisudha Ghosh and Suniti Choudhury assassinated the magistrate of Coomillah.He was also closely linked with Binoy, Badal and Dinesh.He had important role in framing the plan and preparation of the Corridor Battle of Writer's Building in 1930. He was in underground at this time.

Subhas Chandra Bose organised a group of volunteers during the 1928 Kolkata session of Indian National Congress. The group was named Bengal Volunteers Corps and was under the leadership of Major Satya Gupta. Subhas Chandra Bose himself was the GOC.[5] After the Calcutta session of the Congress was over, the Bengal Volunteers continued its activities, under the guidance of Satya Gupta, and was turned into an active revolutionary association.