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{{Notability|date=May | {{Short description|Indian revolutionary (1885–1965)}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | |||
| name = Ullaskar Dutta | |||
| birth_name = | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1885|04|16|df=yes}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Brahmanbaria District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] (now Bangladesh) | |||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1965|05|17|1885|04|16|df=yes}} | |||
| death_place = [[Calcutta, West Bengal]], India | |||
| death_cause = | |||
| education = [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency University]], [[Calcutta]] | |||
| alma_mater = | |||
| occupation = Indian independence activist | |||
| known_for = Freedom Struggle | |||
| image = Ullaskar Dutta.jpg | |||
| caption = | |||
| native_name = উল্লাসকর দত্ত | |||
| native_name_lang = Bengali | |||
| other_names = | |||
| movement = [[Indian Independence movement]] | |||
| organisation = [[Jugantar]] & [[Anushilan Samiti]] | |||
| awards = | |||
}} | |||
{{Anushilan Samiti}} | {{Anushilan Samiti}} | ||
'''Ullaskar Dutta''' (16 April 1885 – 17 May 1965) was an Indian revolutionary associated with [[Anushilan Samiti]] and [[Jugantar]] of Bengal and was a close associate of [[Barin Ghosh|Barindra nath Ghosh]]. | |||
'''Ullaskar Dutta''' (16 April 1885 – 17 May 1965) was an | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Ullaskar was born in the village of Kalikachha in the [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]] district of present-day [[Bangladesh]] in a [[Baidya]] family. His father Dwijadas Duttagupta was a member of the [[Brahmo Samaj]] and had a degree in | Ullaskar was born in the village of Kalikachha in the [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]] district of present-day [[Bangladesh]] in a [[Baidya]] family.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mukherjee|first=Soumyendra Nath|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PHVuAAAAMAAJ|title=Calcutta: Myths and History|date=1977|publisher=Subarnarekha|isbn=978-0-8364-0202-5|language=en|access-date=9 February 2022|archive-date=22 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822144948/https://books.google.com/books?id=PHVuAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> His father Dwijadas Duttagupta was a member of the [[Brahmo Samaj]] and had a degree in agriculture from the [[University of London]]. After passing entrance examination in 1903, he took admission in the [[Presidency College, Kolkata|Presidency College]], [[Kolkata]] and his passion was for the subject Chemistry. However, he was [[Rustication (academia)|rusticated]] from the college for hitting a British professor, Professor Russell, who made some derogatory comment about [[Bengal]]is. | ||
==Revolutionary activities== | ==Revolutionary activities== | ||
Ullaskar was a member of the [[Jugantar]] party and he became expert in bomb-making. [[Khudiram Bose]] used a bomb manufactured by Ullaskar and [[Hemchandra Kanungo|Hem Chandra Das]]<ref> | Ullaskar was a member of the [[Jugantar]] party and he became expert in bomb-making. [[Khudiram Bose]] used a bomb manufactured by Ullaskar and [[Hemchandra Kanungo|Hem Chandra Das]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Datta,_Ullaskar|title=Datta, Ullaskar - Banglapedia|access-date=30 January 2016|archive-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203161243/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Datta,_Ullaskar|url-status=live}}</ref> in an attempt to murder the venerable magistrate, Kingsford. However, police caught many members of the Jugantar group including Ullaskar Dutta, [[Barindra Ghosh]] and Khudiram. | ||
==Trial and sentence== | ==Trial and sentence== | ||
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==Later life== | ==Later life== | ||
Ullaskar was again arrested in 1931 and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. He returned to his home village Kalikachha when colonial rule ended in 1947. After a lonely life of 10 years, he returned to Kolkata in 1957. | Ullaskar was again arrested in 1931 and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. He returned to his home village Kalikachha when colonial rule ended in 1947. After a lonely life of 10 years, he returned to Kolkata in 1957. | ||
After returning to Kolkata he married his childhood friend Lila,<ref> | After returning to Kolkata he married his childhood friend Lila,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sundarimohan.org/about-us.aspx|title=Sundari Mohan|access-date=27 December 2019|archive-date=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227061022/http://sundarimohan.org/about-us.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> daughter of [[Bipin Chandra Pal]] at that time she was a physically challenged widow woman and went to [[Silchar]], the district town of [[Cachar District]] of [[Assam]] and spent his later life there. He died on 17 May 1965 in [[Kolkata, West Bengal]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=4N5oTOG_KNP0cN-l-I8F&ct=result&id=IDQgAQAAIAAJ&dq=ullaskar+dutta&q=%22ullaskar+dutta%22#search_anchor Official Report, Assam Legislative Assembly]</ref> Recently, two roads in Kolkata and Silchar were named after him. | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060503013636/http://www.andamancellularjail.org/D1.htm Cellular jail website] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060503013636/http://www.andamancellularjail.org/D1.htm Cellular jail website] | ||
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[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of British India]] | [[Category:Prisoners and detainees of British India]] | ||
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Ullaskar Dutta (16 April 1885 – 17 May 1965) was an Indian revolutionary associated with Anushilan Samiti and Jugantar of Bengal and was a close associate of Barindra nath Ghosh.
Ullaskar Dutta | |
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উল্লাসকর দত্ত | |
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| Born | 16 April 1885 |
| Died | 17 May 1965 (aged 80) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Education | Presidency University, Calcutta |
| Occupation | Indian independence activist |
| Organisation | Jugantar & Anushilan Samiti |
| Known for | Freedom Struggle |
| Movement | Indian Independence movement |
Early lifeEdit
Ullaskar was born in the village of Kalikachha in the Brahmanbaria district of present-day Bangladesh in a Baidya family.[1] His father Dwijadas Duttagupta was a member of the Brahmo Samaj and had a degree in agriculture from the University of London. After passing entrance examination in 1903, he took admission in the Presidency College, Kolkata and his passion was for the subject Chemistry. However, he was rusticated from the college for hitting a British professor, Professor Russell, who made some derogatory comment about Bengalis.
Revolutionary activitiesEdit
Ullaskar was a member of the Jugantar party and he became expert in bomb-making. Khudiram Bose used a bomb manufactured by Ullaskar and Hem Chandra Das[2] in an attempt to murder the venerable magistrate, Kingsford. However, police caught many members of the Jugantar group including Ullaskar Dutta, Barindra Ghosh and Khudiram.
Trial and sentenceEdit
In the famous Alipore bomb case, Ullaskar was arrested on 2 May 1908 and he was sentenced to death by hanging in 1909. Later, on appeal, the verdict was reduced to transportation for life and he was deported to the Cellular Jail in Andaman.
Cellular jailEdit
Ullaskar was subjected to brutal torture in the Cellular Jail and is said have lost his mental balance. He was set free in 1920 and he returned to Kolkata.
Later lifeEdit
Ullaskar was again arrested in 1931 and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. He returned to his home village Kalikachha when colonial rule ended in 1947. After a lonely life of 10 years, he returned to Kolkata in 1957. After returning to Kolkata he married his childhood friend Lila,[3] daughter of Bipin Chandra Pal at that time she was a physically challenged widow woman and went to Silchar, the district town of Cachar District of Assam and spent his later life there. He died on 17 May 1965 in Kolkata, West Bengal.[4] Recently, two roads in Kolkata and Silchar were named after him.
WorksEdit
- Dvipantarer Katha (The Tale of Deportation)
- Amar Karajiban (My Prison Life) (translated into English as Twelve Years of Prison Life in 1924).
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Mukherjee, Soumyendra Nath (1977). Calcutta: Myths and History. Subarnarekha. ISBN 978-0-8364-0202-5. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ↑ "Datta, Ullaskar - Banglapedia". Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Sundari Mohan". Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ Official Report, Assam Legislative Assembly
External linksEdit
- Litu, Shekh Muhammad Sayed Ullah (2012). "Datta, Ullaskar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Cellular jail website