Tarani Debnath

Tarani Debnath
তরণী দেবনাথ
Tarani Debnath
Born 1940
Brahmanbaria, Tippera, Bengal, British India
Died 19 May 1961 (aged 21)
Silchar, Cachar, Assam, India
Cause of death Police firing
Nationality Indian
Known for Martyr in Bengali Language Movement of Barak Valley
Parent(s) Jogendra Debnath

Tarani Debnath (1940 - 19 May 1961) (Bengali: তরণী দেবনাথ) was a Bengali who took part in the Bengali Language Movement in the Barak Valley in 1961 and became a martyr.[1][2] On 19 May 1961, while participating in a satyagraha demanding the official status for Bengali language in Barak Valley, he was shot dead by the paramilitary forces.

References

  1. ↑ Chowdhury, Ranajit (19 May 2013). "বিস্মৃত বলিদান". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Report of Non-Official Enquiry Commission on Cachar" (PDF). Silchar: A. K. Das Memorial Trust. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
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