Prabhanshu Sekhar Pal (15 July 1913 – 2 June 2007) nicknamed Jambu, was an Indian revolutionary and member of the Bengal Volunteers who carried out assassinations against British colonial officials in an attempt to secure Indian independence.[1]
Prabhanshu Sekhar Pal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 1913 Daspur, Midnapore, British India |
| Died | 2 June 2007 (aged 93) |
| Movement | Indian Freedom Movement |
Family
editPrabhanshu Sekhar Pal was born in 1913. His father's name is Asutosh Pal and mother's name is Lakhmimani Pal.His father was a doctor and research scholar. Actually his father has his ancestral home at Khanjapur, Daspur, Midnapore. When he was a child he was sent to his maternal uncle's house at Midnapore town where he joined the Bengal Volunteers, a revolutionary organisation of British India.[2][3] He was a close associate of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Revolutionary activities
editAfter the murder of District Magistrate James Peddie, Robert Douglas, a ruthless District Magistrate, was posted to Midnapore district.The revolutionaries of the Bengal Volunteers (BV) decided to assassinate Douglas because he was responsible for killing two unarmed activists in Hijli Detention Camp. On 30 April 1932, Pal and Pradyot Kumar Bhattacharya fired on the magistrate while he was presiding over a meeting of the Zilla District Board, now Zilla Parishad Bhavan.[4] Pal escaped but Bhattacharya was caught on the spot with the revolver.[5] Bhattacharya did not give away any names of accomplices in spite of severe torture by the police.[6][7][8] After the murders of Magistrates Peddie and Douglas no British officer was ready to take the charge of Midnapore District until Bernard E. J. Burge, another ruthless District Magistrate, was posted to Midnapore. Members of the Bengal Volunteers decided to assassinate him also.[9] Pal helped the members of BV to collect the weapons for the assassination of Burge. On 2 September 1933 Burge was shot and killed during the half time of a football match on the police parade ground by Nirmal Jibon Ghosh, Anath Bondhu Panja and Mrigendra Dutta.[citation needed]
Later life
editAfter Pal was released from prison he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree in1941. For the rest of his life he worked as a homeopathic doctor.[citation needed] He was honoured with a Tamrapatra by the Indian Government in August 1972. Pal died on 2 June 2007.[10]
References
edit- ^ http://www.indiaculture.nic.in/sites/default/files/pdf/Martyrs_Vol_4_06_03_2019
- ^ P. N. CHOPRA, VOL.I (1969). Who's Who of Indian Martyrs. Ministry of Education and Youth Services, Government of India. ISBN 9788123021805. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Vol I, Subodhchandra Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 297. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
- ^ S. N. Sen (1997). History of the Freedom Movement in India (1857–1947). New Age International. ISBN 9788122410495. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Durba Ghosh (20 July 2017). Gentlemanly Terrorists: Political Violence and the Colonial State in India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107186668. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Bengal Volunteers of Midnapore". midnapore.in. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Emperor vs Nirmal Jiban Ghose And Ors. on 30 August, 1934". Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "-Bengal Volunteers of Midnapore". Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Durba Ghosh (20 July 2017). Gentlemanly Terrorists: Political Violence and the Colonial State in India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107186668. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Madhumanti Sengupta (1 January 2016). বেঙ্গল ভলান্টিয়ার. Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. ISBN 978-9389876772.