FACTOID # 139: There are 11 countries where the average woman has more than six children. Ten of them are in Africa.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

Encyclopedia > Prafulla Chaki

Prafulla Chaki (1888-1908) was an Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary associated with the Jugantar group of revolutionaries. 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Freedom fighter is a relativistic local term for those engaged in rebellion against an established government that is held to be oppressive and illegitimate. ... Jugantar or Yugantar (nearest English word epoch-making) was one of the secret revolutionary organisations operating in Bengal for Indian independence. ...

Contents


Early life

Prafulla Chaki was born on 10 December 1888 at Bihar village of Bogra district, now in Bangladesh.He was expelled from Rangpur Zilla School when studying in Class 9 for taking part ia a students' demonstrations that violated the Carlisle Circular of the government of East Bengal and Assam.Then he joines Rangpur National School where he came in contact with revolutionaries like Jitendranarayan Roy, Abinash Chakravarti, Ishan Chandra Chakravarti and became a beleiver and practitioner of the revolutionary philosophies. Bogra is a northern district of Bangladesh, in the Dhaka division. ...


Revolutionary activities

Barindra Ghoshh brought Prafulla to Kolkata and he was enlisted in Jugantar party.His first assignment was to kill Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller (1854-1935),the first Lieutenant Governor of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam.However,the plan did not materialize. 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. ... Jugantar or Yugantar (nearest English word epoch-making) was one of the secret revolutionary organisations operating in Bengal for Indian independence. ...


Next,Prafulla , along with Khudiram Bose was chosen for the murdering of Kingsford, the Calcutta Presidency Magistrate , and later,magistrate of Muzaffarpur,Bihar. It was this hero who threw the first bomb on the British who were crushing India. ... Muzaffarpur is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. ... Bihar (बिहार in Devanagari) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ...


The Muzaffarpur killing

Khudiram and Prafulla watched the usual movements of Kingsford and prepared a plan to kill him.In the evening of 30 April 1908, the duo waited in front of the gate of European Club fot the carriage of Kingsford to come.When a vehicle came out of the gate, they threw bombs and blew up the carriage.Unfortunately, the vehicle was not carrying Kingsford,rather two innocent British ladies - Mrs and Miss Kenedy were killed.The duo fled.


The manhunt and suicide

Prafulla and Khudiram decided for separate routes for escape.Prafulla took disguise and boarded train to Kolkata.Nandalal Banerjee, a Sub-Inspector of Police, suspected Prafulla at the Samastipur Railway station.A commotion and a short chase ensued.Prafulla was soon cornered when he took his own life by shooting at the head. Khudiram was later arrested and was hanged to death. 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. ... Samastipur is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. ... It was this hero who threw the first bomb on the British who were crushing India. ...


External links


          Indian Independence Movement                Image File history File links The flag of India used in 1931. ... Amritsar Massacre 1919 Source: http://www. ... 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... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3496x2418, 835 KB) en: Gandhi during the Salt March, March 1930. ... Image File history File links The stamp was created during second world war. ...

History: Colonization | East India Companies | Plassey | Buxar | British India | French India | Portuguese India | More...
Philosophies: Indian nationalism | Gandhism | Satyagraha | Hindu nationalism | Indian Muslim nationalism | Socialism
Events and Movements: Rebellion of 1857 | Partition of Bengal | Revolutionaries | Champaran and Kheda | Amritsar Massacre | Non-Cooperation | Chauri Chaura | Bardoli | 1928 Protests | Nehru Report | Salt Satyagraha | Act of 1935 | Cripps' mission | Quit India |
Organizations: Indian National Congress | Ghadar | Home Rule | Indian National Army | Azad Hind | Anushilan Samiti | More...
Indian Leaders: Mangal Pandey | Rani of Jhansi | Sri Aurobindo | Lokmanya Tilak | Gopal Krishna Gokhale | Sarojini Naidu | Lajpat Rai | Rabindranath Tagore | Mahatma Gandhi | Sardar Patel | Subhas Bose | Badshah Khan | Jawaharlal Nehru | Maulana Azad | C. Azad | Rajaji | M. A. Ansari | Rajendra Prasad | Bhagat Singh | Purushottam Das Tandon | More...
British Raj: Robert Clive | James Outram | Dalhousie | Irwin | Linlithgow | Wavell | Stafford Cripps | Mountbatten | More...
Independence: Cabinet Mission | Indian Independence Act | Partition of India | Political Integration | Constitution | Republic of India

 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your location
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.