"मरने वाले मरते हैं लेकिन फना होते नहीं ; वो हकीकत में कभी हम से जुदा होते नहीं।" said Syeda Saiyidain Hameed quoting Iqbal at a recently held memorial meeting to salute the indomitable spirit of Vina Mazumdar and celebrate a life lived with the utmost excitement at every stage. Friends, fellow activists and associates shared their fondest memories of times spent with this extraordinary woman. Malati, an Adivasi woman from Midnapore shared as to how her Vina Di empowered tribal women and made them aware of their rights. Shohini Ghosh remembered Vina Maashi as a generous and and nurturing parent, a respected academic and an activist with a spontaneous sense of humour.