Latika Ghosh was the niece of Arubindo Ghosh. She started the Mahila Rashtriya Sangha (MRS) in Chittagong in the year 1928. The aim of the MRS was to fight for freedom through the mobilization women for political work. Mahila Rashtriya Sangha was started to organize women to resist the Simon Commission.
The road construction was said to have been too costly in India due to the terrain, the rivers, and the high repair costs due to the monsoons. This was the main reason due to which road length grew at a much slower pace than the railways.