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Benoy Krishna Basu or Benoy Basu or Benoy Bose (1908-1930) was an Bengali Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter. 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Bengali people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group from South Asia with a history going back more than two millennia. ... Revolutionary movement for Indian independence is often a less-highlighted aspect of Indian independence movement - the underground revolutionary factions. ... The Indian Independence Movement was a series of revolutions empowered by the people of India put forth to battle the British Empire for complete political independence, beginning with the Rebellion of 1857, reaching its climax with Mahatma Gandhis Quit India Movement (1942-1945), and Subhash Chandra Boses Indian...

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Early life

Benoy Basu was born on 11 September 1908, in the village Rohitbhog in the Munshiganj District, now in Bangladesh. His father, Rebatimohan Basu was an engineer. September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Munshiganj is a district in central Bangladesh. ...


After passing the Matriculation Examination in Dhaka, Benoy enrolled into the Mitford Medical School (now Sir Salimullah Medical College).Under the influence of Hemchandra Ghosh, a revolutionary of Dhaka ,Benoy joined the 'Mukti Sangha', a secret society closely connected with the Jugantar Party. He could not complete medical studies due to his association with revolutionary activities. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jugantar or Yugantar (nearest English word epoch-making) was one of the secret revolutionary organisations operating in Bengal for Indian independence. ...


Revolutionary activities

Benoy and his peer revolutionaries joined Bengal Volunteers - a group organised by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1928 , at the occasion of Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress.Soon Benoy started a local unit of the organisation in Dhaka , named Bengal Volunteers in Dacca .Later, the Bengal Volunteers became a more active revolutionary association and prepared a plan of "Operation Freedom" against the police repression in Bengal , especially against the inhuman conduct with the political prisoners in different jails. Bengal Volunteers was an underground revolutionary group against the British rule of India. ... Netaji poster in Thiruvananthapuram Subhas Chandra Bose (January 23, 1897 - August 18, 1945) also known as Netaji, was a Orissa born and Bengal based Indian leader of the movement to win independence from British rule. ... Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party or Congress (I), abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ...


In August 1930,the revolutionary group planned to kill Lowman, the Inspector General of Police who was due to present in the Medical School Hospital to see an ailing senior police official undergoing treatment.On 29 August 1930, Benoy casually clad in a traditional Bengali attire breached the security and fired at close range. Lowman died instantly and Hodson, the Superintendent of police, was grievously injured.


Benoy fled and took shelter in Kolkata.The police declared a cash prize of Rs 5000 against Benoy's head but he was not to be arrested. Kolkata (Bangla: কলকাতা, Hindi: कोलकता, alternate English Calcutta), is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and was capital of British India until 1912. ... RS has different meanings depending on the context: Religious studies, the science of major religions, rites and rituals. ...


The last battle

The next target was Col NS Simpson,The Inspector General of Prisons, who was infamous for the brutal oppression on the prisoners in the jails. The revolutionaries decided not only to murder him, but also to strike a terror in the British official circles by launching an attack on the Secretariat Building - the Writers' Building in the Dalhousie square in Kolkata. Writers Building is the secretariat of West Bengal. ... Kolkata (Bangla: কলকাতা, Hindi: कोलकता, alternate English Calcutta), is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and was capital of British India until 1912. ...


On 8 December 1930, Benoy along with Dinesh chandra Gupta and Badal Gupta, dressed in European costume, entered the Writers' Building and shot dead Simpson. Badal Gupta, a Bengali revolutionary in British India Badal Gupta (1912-1930) was a Bengali Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary. ... Writers Building is the secretariat of West Bengal. ...


British police started firing.What ensued was a brief gunfight between the 3 young revolutionaries and the police.Some other officers like Twynam, Prentice and Nelson suffered injuries during the shooting.


Soon police overpowered them.However, the three did not wish to be arrested.Badal took Potassium cyanide, while Benoy and Dinesh shot themselves with their own revolvers.Benoy was taken to the hospital where he died on 13 December 1930. Badal Gupta, a Bengali revolutionary in British India Badal Gupta (1912-1930) was a Bengali Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary. ... Potassium cyanide or KCN is the potassium salt of hydrogen cyanide or hydrocyanic acid. ... Revolver is also a rock-and-roll album by The Beatles. ...


Significance

The martyrdome and self-sacrifice of Benoy,Badal and Dinesh inspired futher revolutionary activities in [[Bengall,in particular and India,in general.


After independence, the dalsousie square was named B.B.D. Bagh - after the Benoy-Badal-Dinesh trio.


Bibliography

  • Hemendranath Dasgupta, Bharater Biplab Kahini, II & III, Calcutta, 1948;
  • RC Mazumder, History of the Freedom Movement in India, III, Calcutta 1963;
  • Ganganarayan Chandra, Abismaraniya, Calcutta, 1966.


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