Midnapore Bengal Volunteers

Year 1930 freedom struggle of India takes step up at Midnapur, Ainammanya, a non-violent, Law disobedience movement and armed revolution storms British Government. District Magistrate and British officers in a desperate attempt to suppress the moment resort to torturing and cutting hands of young.

A year later in 1931 Mr. Paddy district magistrate announces to teach lesson, to youth of Midnapore and never raise their hands against British Government, challenge was received and replied by Bengal volunteers, action squad of Bengal volunteers pledge to block British officers in the district magistrate post at Midnapore district and Paddy the terror was chosen as first target. On 7 th April 1931. Paddy was on visit to educational fair at Midnapore Collegiate School, on the hunt are Bimal Dasgupta and Jyothi Jibon Ghosh sound a bullet and Paddy was dead, while no one dares to follow Bimal and Jyothi on the run, a small boy screams “Bimalda” .... More »

Birendranath Sasmal

‘The Uncrowned King'! ‘The Black Bull'! ‘Deshpran'! –The titles given to him by the people, out of love, appreciation and admiration, speak volumes of the man who said, “For whom shall Ilive,if not for the people ?” and who, when the European S.D.O. of Contai threatened to make the town a second Jalianwalabag,said to his face that then he would be the first person to lay bare his bosom for the British bullet. More » -------------------------
(Courtesy : contai.info)

Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki

The Statesman: May 2, 1908 The railway station was crowded to see the boy. A mere boy of 18 or 19 years old, who looked quite determined.
“ He came out of a first class compartment and walked all the way to phaeton, kept for him outside, like a cheerful boy who knows no anxiety… on taking his seat the boy lustily cried ‘Bandemataram'.”
Kesori: May 5, 1908 “The remedies suggested by the Anglo Indian Press is sure to fail… as these have failed in Russia and elsewhere.”
Prakash: May 5, 1908 “The English have been greatly frightened at the change which this engine of destruction has wrought in the politics of the country.”
Punjabee: May 6, 1908 “It shows the depth of intensity More »