Atul Sen (? – 5 August, 1932) (Bengali: অতুল সেন) was a Bengali Indian independence movement revolutionary activist against British rule in India. He often used the aliases Sambhu and Kutti.[1]
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| Born | Senahati, Khulna District, British India |
| Died | August 5, 1932 Kolkata, British India |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Occupation | Indian independence movement activist |
| Organization | Jugantar |
Early life
editAtul Sen was born in Senahati village, Khulna District in British India. His father's name was Ashwini Kumar Sen. While still a student, he joined the Revolutionary party. As a student, he came in contact with the famous revolutionaries of the village, Rasiklal Das, Anujacharan Sen, Ratikanta Dutt and Kiran Chandra Mukherjee and was initiated into the mantra of revolution.[1]
Revolutionary activities
editHe was an active member of the Jugantar Party, while studying in Jadavpur Engineering College. During the independence movement, the Statesman was campaigning against the revolutionaries in such a way that the revolutionaries decided to kill Watson, the editor of the newspaper, in order to retaliate and prevent it. On 5 August 1932, he shot at Sir Alfred Watson,[2] but he failed to murder Mr. Watson and was arrested immediately. He committed suicide by consuming potassium cyanide.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Dictionary of Martyrs of India's Freedom Struggle (1857-1947) (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Culture, Government of India & Indian Council of Historical Research. 2016. p. 29. ISBN 978-81-938176-0-5.
- ^ Dictionary of Martyrs of India's Freedom Struggle (1857-1947) (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Culture, Government of India & Indian Council of Historical Research. 2016. p. 263. ISBN 978-81-938176-0-5.
- ^ Sengupta, Subodhchandra (1998). Sansad Bangali charitabhidhan. Vol. 1. Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 14. ISBN 978-81-85626-65-9. OCLC 59521727.
- ^ Rakshita-Rāẏa, Bhūpendrakiśora (1966). Sabāra alakshye (in Bengali). Bijñala Pābaliśārsa. p. 104.