Satish Chandra Pakrashi (December 1893 – 30 December 1973) was an Indian communist revolutionary and freedom fighter.[1] He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council and a veteran leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[2]
Satish Chandra Pakrashi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), West Bengal | |
| In office 7 November 1964 – 30 December 1973 | |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Council | |
| In office 1957–1963 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1893 Madhavdihi, Dacca District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 30 December 1973 (aged 79–80) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1964–1973) Communist Party of India (1938–1964) |
| Known for | Anushilan Samiti |
Early life and death
editSatish Chandra Pakrashi was born in December 1893 in Madhavdihi village of Dacca, Bengal Presidency (modern day Bengladesh). His father's name was Jagadishchandra Pakrashi, and his mother's name was Mrinalini Pakrashi.[3][4]
Pakrashi was died in Calcutta Hospital on 31 December 1973, for protacted illness.[5]
Political career
editHe was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council for six years.[6][7]
On 19 December 1929 Satish with others were arrested by british forces for planning armed uprising against the British colonial regime in India and was sentenced for 7 years in Cellular Jail. He was later he was released in 1938.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Unsung Heroes Detail - Satishchandra Pakrashi". Amrit Mahotsav. Government of India. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Author: Swapan Kumar Chakravorty, Title: "Midnapur: A Study in Indian Politics", Publisher: Primus Books, Year: 2019, Page: 221, URL: [link](https://books.google.co.in/books?id=i4poDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT221&dq=satish+pakrashi+CPIM&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1nZG2w5SGAxVqbmwGHWFpCMAQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=satish%20pakrashi%20CPIM&f=false)
- ^ Website: Amrit Mahotsav, Title: "Unsung Heroes", URL: [link](https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?4409)
- ^ Memoirs: 25 Communist Freedom Fighters. People's Democracy. 2005.
- ^ Calcutta Municipal Gazette. Superintendent of Printing, Corporation Press. 1973.
SATISH PAKRASHI PASSES AWAY A life - long revolutionary and one of the foremost Freedom fighters Shri Satish Chandra Pakrashi died in Calcutta hospital on Sunday , the 30th December last after protracted illness.
- ^ Calcutta Municipal Gazette. Superintendent of Printing, Corporation Press. 1973.
Shri Pakrashi was a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Council for six years.
- ^ Assembly, West Bengal (India) Legislature Legislative (1959). Assembly Proceedings; Official Report (in Bengali).
Satish Chandra Pakrashi , a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council , was arrested by the police
- ^ BHATTACHARYA, CHANDRIMA S. (19 December 2022). "Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata's past, December 19, 1929". Telegraph India. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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