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	==Revolutionary activities==		==Revolutionary activities==
	Basanta Kumar Biswas was a member of [[Jugantar group]], known for his organization skills and was an important intermediary between Calcutta office of Jugantar and the 'co-conspirators' in [[Chandannagar]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|last=Samaddar \|first=Ranabir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDzgNhV3tHEC \|title=The Materiality of Politics: Volume 1: The Technologies of Rule \|date=2007-08-01 \|publisher=Anthem Press \|isbn=978-1-84331-765-4 \|pages=76–77 \|language=en}}</ref> Biswas was part of a conspiracy to bomb the Viceroy's parade in [[Delhi]]. On 23 December 1912, the revolutionaries threw a bomb at [[Charles Hardinge]], who was riding with his wife on an elephant during a procession at [[Chandni Chowk]]. Hardinge escaped with flesh wounds, but the servant behind him holding his parasol was killed.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://ajumukhopadhyay.com/Articles-Partition_of_Bengal.html \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|access-date=9 February 2006 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312085704/http://ajumukhopadhyay.com/Articles-Partition_of_Bengal.html \|archive-date=12 March 2007 }}</ref> The authors of the deed remained obscure for many months despite the state's intense investigation, and lucrative reward.<ref name="executedtoday.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.executedtoday.com/2015/05/11/1915-basanta-kumar-biswas-bomber/\|title=ExecutedToday.com}}</ref> Apparently Biswas, dressed in a burqa, threw the bomb from the terrace of the then Punjab National Bank building in Chandni Chowk, Delhi.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2015-05-12 \|title=The forgotten martyrs of freedom struggle \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/477149/forgotten-martyrs-freedom-struggle.html \|access-date=2022-03-15 \|website=Deccan Herald \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Sengupta \|first=Nitish K. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kVSh_TyJ0YoC&dq=basanta+kumar+biswas&pg=PA329 \|title=Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib \|date=2011 \|publisher=Penguin Books India \|isbn=978-0-14-341678-4 \|pages=329 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Biswas, Basanta Kumar - Banglapedia \|url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Biswas,_Basanta_Kumar \|access-date=2022-03-15 \|website=en.banglapedia.org}}</ref>		Basanta Kumar Biswas was a member of [[Jugantar group]], known for his organization skills and was an important intermediary between Calcutta office of Jugantar and the 'co-conspirators' in [[Chandannagar]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|last=Samaddar \|first=Ranabir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDzgNhV3tHEC \|title=The Materiality of Politics: Volume 1: The Technologies of Rule \|date=2007-08-01 \|publisher=Anthem Press \|isbn=978-1-84331-765-4 \|pages=76–77 \|language=en}}</ref> Biswas was part of a conspiracy to bomb the Viceroy's parade in [[Delhi]]. On 23 December 1912, the revolutionaries threw a bomb at [[Charles Hardinge]], who was riding with his wife on an elephant during a procession at [[Chandni Chowk]]. Hardinge escaped with flesh wounds, but the servant behind him holding his parasol was killed.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://ajumukhopadhyay.com/Articles-Partition_of_Bengal.html \|title=Website Disabled \|access-date=9 February 2006 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312085704/http://ajumukhopadhyay.com/Articles-Partition_of_Bengal.html \|archive-date=12 March 2007 }}</ref> The authors of the deed remained obscure for many months despite the state's intense investigation, and lucrative reward.<ref name="executedtoday.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.executedtoday.com/2015/05/11/1915-basanta-kumar-biswas-bomber/\|title=ExecutedToday.com}}</ref> Apparently Biswas, dressed in a burqa, threw the bomb from the terrace of the then Punjab National Bank building in Chandni Chowk, Delhi.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2015-05-12 \|title=The forgotten martyrs of freedom struggle \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/477149/forgotten-martyrs-freedom-struggle.html \|access-date=2022-03-15 \|website=Deccan Herald \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Sengupta \|first=Nitish K. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kVSh_TyJ0YoC&dq=basanta+kumar+biswas&pg=PA329 \|title=Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib \|date=2011 \|publisher=Penguin Books India \|isbn=978-0-14-341678-4 \|pages=329 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Biswas, Basanta Kumar - Banglapedia \|url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Biswas,_Basanta_Kumar \|access-date=2022-03-15 \|website=en.banglapedia.org}}</ref>

	Biswas was arrested on 26 February 1914 at Poragachha, Nadia while he went to perform the last rites for his father. The trial, which came to be called the [[Delhi Conspiracy Case\|Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy Case]], began on 23 May 1914 in Delhi; [[Amir Chand]], Abadh Behari, and [[Bhai Balmukund]], were condemned to death in the trial, and Basanta Biswas was found guilty but initially sentenced to life imprisonment as he was just seventeen years of old.<ref name="executedtoday.com" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Anand \|first=Anita \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HjleDwAAQBAJ&dq=basanta+kumar+biswas&pg=PP66 \|title=The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj \|date=2019-04-04 \|publisher=Simon & Schuster UK \|isbn=978-1-4711-7423-0 \|language=en}}</ref>		Biswas was arrested on 26 February 1914 at Poragachha, Nadia while he went to perform the last rites for his father. The trial, which came to be called the [[Delhi Conspiracy Case\|Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy Case]], began on 23 May 1914 in Delhi; [[Amir Chand]], Abadh Behari, and [[Bhai Balmukund]], were condemned to death in the trial, and Basanta Biswas was found guilty but initially sentenced to life imprisonment as he was just seventeen years of old.<ref name="executedtoday.com" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Anand \|first=Anita \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HjleDwAAQBAJ&dq=basanta+kumar+biswas&pg=PP66 \|title=The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj \|date=2019-04-04 \|publisher=Simon & Schuster UK \|isbn=978-1-4711-7423-0 \|language=en}}</ref>

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	'''Basanta Kumar Biswas''' (6 February 1895 – 11 May 1915) was an Indian pro-independence activist involved in the [[Jugantar]] group who, in December 1912, ~~is believed to have bombed~~ the [[Viceroy]]'s parade in what came to be known as the [[Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy]]. ~~He was initiated into [[Revolutionary movement for Indian independence\|revolutionary movement]] by Jugantar leaders [[Amarendra Chatterjee\|Amarendranath Chattopadhyaya]] and [[Rash Behari Bose]].~~		'''Basanta Kumar Biswas''' (6 February 1895 – 11 May 1915) was an Indian pro-independence activist involved in the [[Jugantar]] group who, in December 1912, played a role in the bombing of the [[Viceroy]]'s parade in what came to be known as the [[Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy]].

	== Early life~~: 1895-1915~~==		Biswas was one of the illustrious names of the early pro independence activists of Bengal and the entire country. He was expert in bomb making and was initiated into [[Revolutionary movement for Indian independence\|revolutionary movement]] by [[Jugantar]] leaders [[Amarendra Chatterjee\|Amarendranath Chattopadhyaya]] and [[Rash Behari Bose]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=আনন্দ \|first=ওয়েব ডেস্ক, এবিপি \|date=2021-08-04 \|title=২০ বছরেই উঠেছিলেন ফাঁসির মঞ্চে, অকুতোভয় বসন্ত কুমার বিশ্বাসের স্মৃতি ছড়িয়ে সুদূর টোকিওতেও \|url=https://bengali.abplive.com/news/know-the-story-of-freedom-fighter-basanta-kumar-biswas-on-independence-day-827229 \|access-date=2022-03-15 \|website=bengali.abplive.com \|language=bn}}</ref>
	Basanta Kumar Biswas was born on 6 February 1895 at Poragacha in [[Nadia district]] of West Bengal, to Matilal and Kunjabala Biswas. He ~~belongs~~ to the family of freedom fighter Digamabar Biswas, an active leader of the [[Indigo revolt]](or ''Nil Bidroha'') and freedom fighter Manmathnath Biswas was his cousin. He started his schooling ~~at his village and then he moved to~~ M. I. School in nearby village Madhavpur with his cousin Manmathnath ~~Biswas. M. I school was established by social reformer and freedom fighter Gagan Chadra~~ Biswas. In 1906, Basanta was moved to Muragacha school. Khirodh Chandra Ganguly ~~was principal in~~ Muragacha school~~. Under his guidance~~ Basanta started his journey of freedom fight.<ref>[Sahid Basanta Kumar Biswas & Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy Case ~~by Sampad Narayan Dhar and Published by~~ Kalinagar Co-Operative Colony & Credit Society Ltd. ~~on the initiative of Sankariswar Dutta, Tel-09339757442 in~~ Bengali]</ref> ~~Later~~ he was recruited by ~~Rash Behari~~ Bose ~~and~~ trained in arms and bombs.<ref name="~~frontierweekly.com~~">http://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-44-2011-12/vol-44-45/cnb-44-45.pdf</ref> ~~[[Rash Behari Bose]] often called him ''Bishe Das.''~~
			== Early life ==
			Basanta Kumar Biswas was born on 6 February 1895 at Poragacha in [[Nadia district]] of West Bengal, to Matilal and Kunjabala Biswas. He belonged to the family of freedom fighter Digamabar Biswas, an active leader of the [[Indigo revolt]] (''Nil Bidroha'') and freedom fighter Manmathnath Biswas was his cousin. He started his schooling in M. I. School in nearby village Madhavpur with his cousin Manmathnath Biswas. In 1906, Basanta was moved to Muragacha school. Under the guidance of Khirodh Chandra Ganguly, Head teacher of Muragacha school, Basanta started his journey of freedom fight.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sampad Narayan Dhar\|title=Sahid Basanta Kumar Biswas & Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy Case\|publisher=Kalinagar Co-Operative Colony & Credit Society Ltd.\|language=Bengali}}</ref> He started to work on his own at a very young age, sent to Puri, and eventually went to [[Benaras]], where he stayed at Ramkrishna Mission in 1910. Next year he met [[Rash Behari Bose]] in [[Dehradun]] and was recruited by him. Bose trained him in arms and bombs, often called him Bishe.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Vol. 44, No. 45, 20–26 May 2012\|first=Frontier\|title=Calcutta Notebook\|url=http://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-44-2011-12/vol-44-45/cnb-44-45.pdf\|access-date=26 February 2022\|website=frontierweekly.com}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
	[[File:Basanta Kumar Biswas memorial.jpg\|thumb\|Memorial of Basanta Kumar Biswas beside his house at [[Poragacha]] village of [[Nadia district]] in [[West Bengal]]]]		[[File:Basanta Kumar Biswas memorial.jpg\|thumb\|Memorial of Basanta Kumar Biswas beside his house at [[Poragacha]] village of [[Nadia district]] in [[West Bengal]]]]

	==Revolutionary activities==		==Revolutionary activities==
	On 23 December 1912, ~~Biswas, disguised as a woman,~~ threw a bomb at [[Charles Hardinge]], who was riding with his wife on an elephant during a procession at ~~Chandni Chawak,~~ [[~~Delhi~~]].~~<ref name="frontierweekly.com"/>~~ Hardinge escaped with flesh wounds, but the servant behind him holding his parasol was killed.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://ajumukhopadhyay.com/Articles-Partition_of_Bengal.html \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=9 February 2006 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312085704/http://ajumukhopadhyay.com/Articles-Partition_of_Bengal.html \|archive-date=12 March 2007 ~~\|df=dmy~~ }}</ref> The authors of the deed remained obscure for many months despite the state's intense investigation, and lucrative reward.<ref name="executedtoday.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.executedtoday.com/2015/05/11/1915-basanta-kumar-biswas-bomber/\|title=ExecutedToday.com}}</ref> Biswas was arrested on 26 February 1914 ~~in [[~~Poragachha, Nadia]] while he went to perform the last rites for his father. The trial, which came to be called the [[Delhi Conspiracy Case\|Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy Case]], began on 23 May 1914 in Delhi, and Basanta was found guilty ~~on 5 October and~~ sentenced to life imprisonment~~. Three other men were condemned to death at the same trial: Amir Charid, Abadh Behari, and Balmokand~~.<ref name="executedtoday.com"/>		Basanta Kumar Biswas was a member of [[Jugantar group]], known for his organization skills and was an important intermediary between Calcutta office of Jugantar and the 'co-conspirators' in [[Chandannagar]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book \|last=Samaddar \|first=Ranabir \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDzgNhV3tHEC \|title=The Materiality of Politics: Volume 1: The Technologies of Rule \|date=2007-08-01 \|publisher=Anthem Press \|isbn=978-1-84331-765-4 \|pages=76–77 \|language=en}}</ref> Biswas was part of a conspiracy to bomb the Viceroy's parade in [[Delhi]]. On 23 December 1912, the revolutionaries threw a bomb at [[Charles Hardinge]], who was riding with his wife on an elephant during a procession at [[Chandni Chowk]]. Hardinge escaped with flesh wounds, but the servant behind him holding his parasol was killed.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://ajumukhopadhyay.com/Articles-Partition_of_Bengal.html \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=9 February 2006 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312085704/http://ajumukhopadhyay.com/Articles-Partition_of_Bengal.html \|archive-date=12 March 2007 }}</ref> The authors of the deed remained obscure for many months despite the state's intense investigation, and lucrative reward.<ref name="executedtoday.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.executedtoday.com/2015/05/11/1915-basanta-kumar-biswas-bomber/\|title=ExecutedToday.com}}</ref> Apparently Biswas, dressed in a burqa, threw the bomb from the terrace of the then Punjab National Bank building in Chandni Chowk, Delhi.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2015-05-12 \|title=The forgotten martyrs of freedom struggle \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/477149/forgotten-martyrs-freedom-struggle.html \|access-date=2022-03-15 \|website=Deccan Herald \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Sengupta \|first=Nitish K. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kVSh_TyJ0YoC&dq=basanta+kumar+biswas&pg=PA329 \|title=Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib \|date=2011 \|publisher=Penguin Books India \|isbn=978-0-14-341678-4 \|pages=329 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Biswas, Basanta Kumar - Banglapedia \|url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Biswas,_Basanta_Kumar \|access-date=2022-03-15 \|website=en.banglapedia.org}}</ref>

			Biswas was arrested on 26 February 1914 at Poragachha, Nadia while he went to perform the last rites for his father. The trial, which came to be called the [[Delhi Conspiracy Case\|Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy Case]], began on 23 May 1914 in Delhi; [[Amir Chand]], Abadh Behari, and [[Bhai Balmukund]], were condemned to death in the trial, and Basanta Biswas was found guilty but initially sentenced to life imprisonment as he was just seventeen years of old.<ref name="executedtoday.com" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Anand \|first=Anita \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HjleDwAAQBAJ&dq=basanta+kumar+biswas&pg=PP66 \|title=The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj \|date=2019-04-04 \|publisher=Simon & Schuster UK \|isbn=978-1-4711-7423-0 \|language=en}}</ref>
	[[File:Attempt_to_assassinate_Lord_Hardinge_at_Chadni_Chowk,_Delhi,_1912._A_Le_Journal_illustration.jpg\|thumb\|Attempt to assassinate Lord Hardinge at Chadni Chowk, Delhi, 1912. A Le Journal illustration.]]		[[File:Attempt_to_assassinate_Lord_Hardinge_at_Chadni_Chowk,_Delhi,_1912._A_Le_Journal_illustration.jpg\|thumb\|Attempt to assassinate Lord Hardinge at Chadni Chowk, Delhi, 1912. A Le Journal illustration.]]
	An [[appeal]] was formulated at [[Lahore High Court]]. The Crown won its appeal and Biswas was sentenced to be hanged.		An [[appeal]] was formulated at [[Lahore High Court]]. The Crown won its appeal and Biswas was sentenced to be hanged.<ref>{{Cite news\|agency=Press Trust of India\|date=8 May 2014\|title=Tributes to martyrs of Hardinge Bomb Case\|work=Business Standard India\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tributes-to-martyrs-of-hardinge-bomb-case-114050801065_1.html\|access-date=26 February 2022}}</ref>

	Basanta Kumar Biswas was hanged on 11 May 1915 at Ambala Central Jail in [[Punjab (British India)\|Punjab]] aged twenty and became one of the youngest people to be executed during the Indian revolutionary struggles during the 20th century.		Basanta Kumar Biswas was hanged on 11 May 1915 at Ambala Central Jail in [[Punjab (British India)\|Punjab]] aged twenty and became one of the youngest people to be executed during the Indian revolutionary struggles during the 20th century.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news\|last=Smith\|first=R. v\|date=15 May 2017\|title=The "mutiny swansong"\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/the-mutiny-swansong/article18454944.ece\|access-date=26 February 2022\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|others=PTI\|date=9 May 2016\|title=Delhi remembers Hardinge bomb case martyrs\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-remembers-hardinge-bomb-case-martyrs/article8574119.ece\|access-date=26 February 2022\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	There is a statue of Basanta Biswas established by Rasbihari Basu in a park of [[Tokyo, Japan]]. Another statue is situated in front of Rabindra Bhawan, [[Krishnanagar, Nadia]].<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Basanta Biswas noy, Bishe Das(Bengali)\|~~last~~=Narayan Sanyal\|~~first~~=~~Editor~~ Sudhir ~~Chakraborty~~\|publisher=Krishnanagar College Magazine, Patrika Parishad\|year=1973\|location=Krishnanagar}}</ref> A school in [[Civil Lines, Delhi\|civil lines]], Delhi was named "Shaheed Basant Kumar Biswas Sarvodaya Vidhyalaya" in his memory. Although it was later renamed to Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidhyalaya. ~~On the request of Sankariswar Dutta of Gobrapota Subhendu Memorial Seva Pratisthan the~~ Loka Sabha Speaker ~~Meera~~ Kumar has installed a photo of Basanta Kumar at the Museum of the Indian Parliament. [[Ujjal Biswas]], an Indian politician and the present Minister ~~for Technical Education~~ in the Government of West Bengal belongs to the family of Basanta Biswas.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2011/04/ujjwal-biswas-tmc-leader-profile-family.html\|title=Ujjwal Biswas TMC Leader Profile Family Education Career Life & Background Ujjwal Biswas - Kolkata Bengal Information\|author=S Kumar\|work=kolkatabengalinfo.com}}</ref>		There is a statue of Basanta Biswas established by Rasbihari Basu in a park of [[Tokyo, Japan]]. Another statue is situated in front of Rabindra Bhawan, [[Krishnanagar, Nadia]].<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Basanta Biswas noy, Bishe Das (Bengali)\|last1=Narayan \|first1=Sanyal \|last2=Chakraborty \|first2=Sudhir \|publisher=Krishnanagar College Magazine, Patrika Parishad \|year=1973 \|location=Krishnanagar}}</ref> A school in [[Civil Lines, Delhi\|civil lines]], Delhi was named "Shaheed Basant Kumar Biswas Sarvodaya Vidhyalaya" in his memory. Although it was later renamed to Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidhyalaya. Loka Sabha Speaker [[Meira Kumar]] has installed a photo of Basanta Kumar at the Museum of the [[Parliament of India\|Indian Parliament]]. [[Ujjal Biswas]], an Indian politician and the present Minister in the [[Government of West Bengal]] belongs to the family of Basanta Biswas.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2011/04/ujjwal-biswas-tmc-leader-profile-family.html\|title=Ujjwal Biswas TMC Leader Profile Family Education Career Life & Background Ujjwal Biswas - Kolkata Bengal Information\|author=S Kumar\|work=kolkatabengalinfo.com}}</ref>

			==See also==
			* [[Indian National Army]]
			* [[Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind]]

	==~~Notes~~==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	~~==See also==~~
	* [[Indian independence movement]]
	* [[Indian National Army]]
	* [[Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind]]
	* [[Revolutionary movement for Indian independence]]
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
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| name = Basanta Kumar Biswas
| birth_date = {{birth date|1895|02|06|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1915|05|11|1895|02|06|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Poragachha, [[Nadia district|Nadia]], [[West Bengal]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_place = [[Ambala]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| image = Martyr Basanta Biswas.jpg
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| movement = [[Indian Independence movement]]
| organization = [[Jugantar]]
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'''Basanta Kumar Biswas''' (6 February 1895 – 11 May 1915) was an Indian pro-independence activist involved in the [[Jugantar]] group who, in December 1912, is believed to have bombed the [[Viceroy]]'s parade in what came to be known as the [[Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy]]. He was initiated into [[Revolutionary movement for Indian independence|revolutionary movement]] by Jugantar leaders [[Amarendra Chatterjee|Amarendranath Chattopadhyaya]] and [[Rash Behari Bose]].

== Early life: 1895-1915==
Basanta Kumar Biswas was born on 6 February 1895 at Poragacha in [[Nadia district]] of West Bengal, to Matilal and Kunjabala Biswas. He belongs to the family of freedom fighter Digamabar Biswas, an active leader of the [[Indigo revolt]](or ''Nil Bidroha'') and freedom fighter Manmathnath Biswas was his cousin. He started his schooling at his village and then he moved to M. I. School in nearby village Madhavpur with his cousin Manmathnath Biswas. M. I school was established by social reformer and freedom fighter Gagan Chadra Biswas. In 1906, Basanta was moved to Muragacha school. Khirodh Chandra Ganguly was principal in Muragacha school. Under his guidance Basanta started his journey of freedom fight.<ref>[Sahid Basanta Kumar Biswas & Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy Case by Sampad Narayan Dhar and Published by Kalinagar Co-Operative Colony & Credit Society Ltd. on the initiative of Sankariswar Dutta, Tel-09339757442 in Bengali]</ref> Later he was recruited by Rash Behari Bose and trained in arms and bombs.<ref name="frontierweekly.com">http://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-44-2011-12/vol-44-45/cnb-44-45.pdf</ref> [[Rash Behari Bose]] often called him ''Bishe Das.''
[[File:Basanta Kumar Biswas memorial.jpg|thumb|Memorial of Basanta Kumar Biswas beside his house at [[Poragacha]] village of [[Nadia district]] in [[West Bengal]]]]

==Revolutionary activities==
On 23 December 1912, Biswas, disguised as a woman, threw a bomb at [[Charles Hardinge]], who was riding with his wife on an elephant during a procession at Chandni Chawak, [[Delhi]].<ref name="frontierweekly.com"/> Hardinge escaped with flesh wounds, but the servant behind him holding his parasol was killed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ajumukhopadhyay.com/Articles-Partition_of_Bengal.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 February 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312085704/http://ajumukhopadhyay.com/Articles-Partition_of_Bengal.html |archive-date=12 March 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> The authors of the deed remained obscure for many months despite the state's intense investigation, and lucrative reward.<ref name="executedtoday.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.executedtoday.com/2015/05/11/1915-basanta-kumar-biswas-bomber/|title=ExecutedToday.com}}</ref> Biswas was arrested on 26 February 1914 in [[Poragachha, Nadia]] while he went to perform the last rites for his father. The trial, which came to be called the [[Delhi Conspiracy Case|Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy Case]], began on 23 May 1914 in Delhi, and Basanta was found guilty on 5 October and sentenced to life imprisonment. Three other men were condemned to death at the same trial: Amir Charid, Abadh Behari, and Balmokand.<ref name="executedtoday.com"/>
[[File:Attempt_to_assassinate_Lord_Hardinge_at_Chadni_Chowk,_Delhi,_1912._A_Le_Journal_illustration.jpg|thumb|Attempt to assassinate Lord Hardinge at Chadni Chowk, Delhi, 1912. A Le Journal illustration.]]
An [[appeal]] was formulated at [[Lahore High Court]]. The Crown won its appeal and Biswas was sentenced to be hanged.

Basanta Kumar Biswas was hanged on 11 May 1915 at Ambala Central Jail in [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]] aged twenty and became one of the youngest people to be executed during the Indian revolutionary struggles during the 20th century.

==Legacy==
There is a statue of Basanta Biswas established by Rasbihari Basu in a park of [[Tokyo, Japan]]. Another statue is situated in front of Rabindra Bhawan, [[Krishnanagar, Nadia]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Basanta Biswas noy, Bishe Das(Bengali)|last=Narayan Sanyal|first=Editor Sudhir Chakraborty|publisher=Krishnanagar College Magazine, Patrika Parishad|year=1973|location=Krishnanagar}}</ref> A school in [[Civil Lines, Delhi|civil lines]], Delhi was named "Shaheed Basant Kumar Biswas Sarvodaya Vidhyalaya" in his memory. Although it was later renamed to Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidhyalaya. On the request of Sankariswar Dutta of Gobrapota Subhendu Memorial Seva Pratisthan the Loka Sabha Speaker Meera Kumar has installed a photo of Basanta Kumar at the Museum of the Indian Parliament. [[Ujjal Biswas]], an Indian politician and the present Minister for Technical Education in the Government of West Bengal belongs to the family of Basanta Biswas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2011/04/ujjwal-biswas-tmc-leader-profile-family.html|title=Ujjwal Biswas TMC Leader Profile Family Education Career Life & Background Ujjwal Biswas - Kolkata Bengal Information|author=S Kumar|work=kolkatabengalinfo.com}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==External links==
* [http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Biswas,_Basanta_Kumar Biography]
* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000206/spectrum/main2.htm The Tribune article]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060529165624/http://www.aicc.org.in/india%E2%80%99s_struggle_for_freedom.php AICC website article]

==See also==
* [[Indian independence movement]]
* [[Indian National Army]]
* [[Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind]]
* [[Revolutionary movement for Indian independence]]
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{{Indian Revolutionary Movement}}

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