Santosh Kumar Mitra

Santosh Kumar Mitra
Born 15 August 1900
Central Calcutta, British India
(now in Kolkata)
Died 16 September 1931
Hijli Detention Camp, British India
(now in India)
Nationality Indian
Known for Role in Indian freedom struggle

Santosh kumar Mitra (Bengali: সন্তোষ কুমার মিত্র) or Santosh Mitra (15 August 1900 – 16 September 1931) was an activist of Indian independence movement and martyr.

Early life

Mitra was born on 15 August 1900 in Central Kolkata, in a middle class kaystha family. He was a brilliant student, passed matriculation from Hindu School, Kolkata in 1915 and became graduate from the University of Calcutta in 1919. During the period 1921-22, he completed his M.A and LL.B.[1]

Revolutionary activities

Santosh Mitra joined in Indian National Congress. He founded the Swaraj Sevak Sangha and attached with Hooghly Vidya Mandir was headed by Bhupati Majumder, one of the Jugantar Leaders in 1922. He organised Socialist conference in Kolkata in the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru. After the suspension of Non-cooperation movement Mitra shifted to extremist movement in the struggle for Independence. He was charged with Shankharitola Murder Case and arrested in 1923.[1][2]

Death

On 16 September 1931, police fired at and killed Santosh kumar Mitra and another inmate Tarakeswar Sengupta in Hijli Detention Camp.[3][4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Part I, Arun Chandra Guha. "Indias Struggle Quarter of Century 1921 to 1946". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Vol - I, Subodh S. Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 559.
  3. ↑ "IIT-Kharagpur remembers its Hijli Jail days". financialexpress.com. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Jana, Naresh (11 September 2002). "IIT revival pill for historic Hijli Jail". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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