Shanti Gopal Sen ( 25 December 1913 – 16 September 1996 ) 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]
Shanti Gopal Sen | |
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| Born | 25 December 1913 English Bazar, Malda, British India |
| Died | 16 September 1996 (aged 82) English Bazar, Malda, India |
| Occupation | Revolutionary |
| Organization | Bengal Volunteers |
| Movement | Indian Freedom Movement |
Early life and education
editSanti Gopal Sen was born in Malda in the year 1913. After passing the matriculation examination from Malda Zilla School[2] he was admitted to Midnapur College for further studies. Later he joined the Bengal Volunteers, a revolutionary organisation of British India.[3]
Revolutionary activities
editAfter the murders of two previous District Magistrates James Peddy and Robert Douglas, no British officer was ready to take charge of Midnapore district. Former soldier Bernard E. J. Burge was then posted to Midnapore district.[3][4] Members of the Bengal Volunteers: Ramkrishna Roy, Brajakishore Chakraborty, Prabhanshu Sekhar Pal, Kamakhya Charan Ghosh, Sonatan Roy, Nanda Dulal Singh, Sukumar Sen Gupta, Bijoy Krishna Ghose, Purnananda Sanyal, Manindra Nath Choudhury, Saroj Ranjan Das Kanungo, Santi Gopal Sen, Sailesh Chandra Ghose, Anath Bondhu Panja and Mrigendra Dutta decided to assassinate him.[5][6] Roy, Chakraborty, Nirmal Jibon Ghosh and Dutta[7] planned to shoot Burge dead while he was playing in a football match (Bradley-Birt football tournament) at the police grounds of Midnapore. On 2 September 1933 during the half time of the football match on the police parade ground, Burge was shot and killed by Panja and Dutta. Panja was killed instantly by one of Burkes' bodyguards. Dutta was also shot and died in hospital the next day.[8] Anath Bondhu Panja and Mrigendra Dutta were acquitted of the murder of Magistrate Burge.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Later life
editAfter the Independence of India, Sen won several elections, which included the English Bazar seat of West Bengal Assembly in 1957, 1962, and 1967. Each time he won the Assembly poll as an Indian National Congress candidate. For the rest of his life Sen worked as a social worker.[15] He was honoured with a Tamrapatra by the Indian Government in 1972. He donated in various way for the establishment of Malda Women's College and Malda Girls School (Shanti Sen Girls School). Sen died on 16 September 1996.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "আন্দামান সেলুলার জেলের ৩৯০ জন বাঙালি স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামীর তালিকা".
- ^ "Malda Zilla School Allumni Association". mzsalumni.org.in.
- ^ a b Sengupta, Subodhchandra; Basu, Anjali (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Vol. I. Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 297. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
- ^ Sabyasachi, Biplabi (2 September 2021). "Historic Day: আজ অত্যাচারী ব্রিটিশ জেলাশাসক বার্জ হত্যার সেই ঐতিহাসিক দিন". Biplabi Sabyasachi. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ S. N. Sen (1997). History of the Freedom Movement in India (1857–1947). New Age International. ISBN 9788122410495. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Madhumanti Sengupta (1 January 2016). বেঙ্গল ভলান্টিয়ার. Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. ISBN 978-9389876772.
- ^ "Emperor vs Nirmal Jiban Ghose And Ors. on 30 August, 1934". Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Chopra, P. N. (1969). Who's Who of Indian Martyrs. Vol. 1. Ministry of Education and Youth Services, Government of India. ISBN 9788123021805.
- ^ Volume 9 (1990). Rammanohar Lohia. ISBN 9788171002511.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Midnapore Central Correctional Home". wbcorrectionalservices.gov.in. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Kali Charan Ghosh (2012). Chronological Dictionary of India's Independence. Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 87. ISBN 978-81-86806-20-3.
- ^ "Bengal Volunteers of Midnapore". www.midnapore.in. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Volume 9 (1990). Rammanohar Lohia. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 9788171002511. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Durba Ghosh (20 July 2017). Gentlemanly Terrorists: Political Violence and the Colonial State in India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107186668. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "ইংরেজ বাজার বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রঃ মালদা জেলার একটি বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র ইংরেজ বাজার - Aaj Bangla Bengali News". 27 April 2021.