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'''Chandicharan Sutradhar''' (died 19 May 1961) was an Indian language activist who was martyred in the [[Bengali Language Movement (Barak Valley)|Bengali Language Movement]] in [[Silchar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-15 |title=Assam government will pay tribute to 11 martyrs of 1961 'Bhasha Andalan': Himanta Biswa Sarma |url=https://barakbulletin.com/en_US/assam-government-will-pay-tribute-to-11-martyrs-of-1961-bhasha-andalan-himanta-biswa-sarma/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Barak Bulletin |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Sutradhar was a member of the Bengali Language Movement. At his workshop, Sutradhar shared information about the Bengali language movement and the problems of the Bengali speaking people with other protesters, such as [[Birendra Sutradhar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-17 |title=BHRPC fact finding report on the living condition of family of language-martyr of 1961 Birendra Sutradhar |url=https://bhrpc.wordpress.com/2022/04/18/bhrpc-fact-finding-report-on-the-living-condition-of-family-of-language-martyr-of-1961-birendra-sutradhar/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Barak Human Rights Protection Committee (BHRPC) |language=en}}</ref><br />
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On 19 May 1961, a ''[[satyagraha]]'' was organized at the Tarapur railway station in Silchar demanding that [[Bengali language|Bengali]] become the medium of education and in protest against the decision of the [[Government of Assam]] to make [[Assamese language|Assamese]] the state's sole official language. The rail blockade programme had passed off peacefully in the morning. In the afternoon, the [[Assam Rifles]] had begun to arrive at the railway station. Around 2:35pm, the paramilitary troops began to beat the protesters with rifle butts and batons and later the police opened fire on the protesters. Within a span of seven minutes, the troops fired 17 rounds of bullets. Sutradhar was among the eleven protestors who died.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How 11 people gave their lives for Bangla in Assam |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/305358/how-11-people-gave-their-lives-for-bangla-in-assam |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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== References ==<br />
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