Pramod Ranjan Sengupta: Difference between revisions
imported>Pinakpani (added Category:Krishnagar Government College alumni using HotCat) |
m (robot: Create/update articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Sengupta was born in [[British India]] at [[Dumka]], presently in the state of [[Jharkhand]]. His father Harshanath Sengupta was a reputed doctor of Dumka. In 1925 while studying in [[Krishnagar Government College]], at [[Krishnanagar, Nadia]] he came in contact with [[Hemanta Kumar Sarkar]], [[Anantahari Mitra]], Mahadev Sarkar and | Sengupta was born in [[British India]] at [[Dumka]], presently in the state of [[Jharkhand]]. His father Harshanath Sengupta was a reputed doctor of Dumka. In 1925 while studying in [[Krishnagar Government College]], at [[Krishnanagar, Nadia]] he came in contact with [[Hemanta Kumar Sarkar]], [[Anantahari Mitra]], Mahadev Sarkar and gravitated towards revolutionary politics.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Revolutionary activities== | ==Revolutionary activities== | ||
Sengupta was arrested for | Sengupta was arrested for his connection with [[Dakshineswar]] Bomb Case and was interned in Shibchar village of [[Faridpur District]], presently in Bangladesh. During this period he completed graduation. After his release in 1927, he went to [[England]] for higher studies. While studying in [[London School of Economics]], he joined India League and the London Dock workers' trade union. Sengupta went to [[Germany]] in 1928 at the invitation of [[Saumyendranath Tagore]] who introduced him to the members of the [[Berlin Committee]]. While returning to England, French police arrested him with a revolver.<ref name=":0" /> After release, he met international communist Leaders like [[Rajani Palme Dutt]], [[Shapurji Saklatvala]] and [[Harry Pollitt]]. In 1934-35 he participated in the communist group of studies along with other Indian students in London<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ztx1ZCneph4C&q=Pramod+Sengupta&pg=PA111|title=Lyrical Movements, Historical Hauntings: On Gender, Colonialism, and Desire|last=Geeta Patel|year=2002|isbn=9780804733298|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> which latter formed the antiimperialist Progressive Writers Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinarhyming.com/2015/01/06/remembering-denmark-street-in-1934-the-nanking-restaurant-and-the-indian-progressive-writers-association/|title=Remembering Denmark Street in 1934…the Nanking Restaurant and the Indian Progressive Writers' Association|date=6 January 2015|publisher=China Rhyming|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref> Sengupta also worked as a reporter for [[Hindustan Standard]] in [[London]]. In 1938 he submitted the thesis paper regarding the 'Agro related development in India' and got the [[Ph. D|Ph.D]] degree. He went to [[Spain]] to join the [[International Brigades]] against the [[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalist forces]]. During [[World War II]] Sengupta joined in [[Indian National Army]] formed by Subhas chandra Bose in [[Berlin]] and he became its Program Director. He also edited the ''Ajad hind'' magazine for a short while. After the war he was arrested in 1945 by the British military Mission and was imprisoned for 10 months. In 1946, Sengupta returned to [[India]], joined [[Left-wing politics]] and was again imprisoned in 1950 in the Presidency jail in [[Kolkata]]. After release, he joined in [[Communist Party of India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Sansad Bengali Charitavidhan (Bengali)|last=Vol - I|first=Subodh C. Sengupta & Anjali Basu|publisher=Sahitya Sansad|year=2002|isbn=81-85626-65-0|location=Kolkata|pages=311–312}}</ref> | ||
==Other | ==Other movements== | ||
Sengupta was active in International Peace Movement, [[Progressive Writers' Movement]], ''Bharatiya [[Gananatya]] Sangha'', Democratic Rights and [[Civil Society Movement]] after the commencement of [[The Emergency (India)]]. He was the President of [[All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries]] (AICCCR) at the time of [[Naxalbari uprising]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/pustokporichoi/%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%A1-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AA-%E0%A6%B0-1.89081|title=স্মৃতি খুঁড়ে তুলে আনা সত্তরের যাদবপুর|website=anandabazar.com|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Satchallish Theke Sottor (Bengali)|last=Bharat Jyoti Roychowdhury|first=Vol - II|publisher=Muktomon|year=2010|isbn=978-81-906750-4-8|location=Kolkata|pages=12, 176}}</ref> Pramod Ranjan Sengupta, popularly known as Pramod Sengupta, was a founder member of Bengal's civil liberty | {{Progressive Writers' Movement}} | ||
Sengupta was active in International Peace Movement, [[Progressive Writers' Movement]], ''Bharatiya [[Gananatya]] Sangha'', Democratic Rights and [[Civil Society Movement]] after the commencement of [[The Emergency (India)]]. He was the President of [[All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries]] (AICCCR) at the time of [[Naxalbari uprising]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/pustokporichoi/%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%A1-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AA-%E0%A6%B0-1.89081|title=স্মৃতি খুঁড়ে তুলে আনা সত্তরের যাদবপুর|website=anandabazar.com|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Satchallish Theke Sottor (Bengali)|last=Bharat Jyoti Roychowdhury|first=Vol - II|publisher=Muktomon|year=2010|isbn=978-81-906750-4-8|location=Kolkata|pages=12, 176}}</ref> Pramod Ranjan Sengupta, popularly known as Pramod Sengupta, was a founder member of Bengal's civil liberty organization Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR), and elected as its first general secretary in 1972. | |||
==Literary works== | ==Literary works== | ||
Sengupta was a socio political essayist and | Sengupta was a Marxist intellectual and socio political essayist and. A number of his articles were published in various magazines. He wrote the following books: | ||
* ''Bhartiya | * ''Bhartiya Mahabidroha''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nationallibrary.gov.in/ResultKeyword.php?start=2587&p_f=2587&id=sen&id1=personal|title=Author|website=nationallibrary.gov.in|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> | ||
* ''Nilbidroho o Tatkalin Bangali Samaj''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dbDfAAAAQBAJ&q=Pramod+Ranjan+Sengupta+books&pg=PA89|title=Beyond Caste: Identity and Power in South Asia, Past and Present|last=Sumit Guha|date=13 September 2013|isbn=9789004254855|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> | * ''Nilbidroho o Tatkalin Bangali Samaj''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dbDfAAAAQBAJ&q=Pramod+Ranjan+Sengupta+books&pg=PA89|title=Beyond Caste: Identity and Power in South Asia, Past and Present|last=Sumit Guha|date=13 September 2013|isbn=9789004254855|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> | ||
* '' | * ''Kalantarer Pathik Romain Rolland'' | ||
* ''Naxalbari and Indian Revolution''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LOICwAAQBAJ&q=Pramod+Sengupta&pg=PT96|title=Social Movements in India: A Review of Literature|last=Ghanshyam Shah|date=5 March 2004|isbn=9788132119777|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> | * ''Naxalbari and Indian Revolution''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LOICwAAQBAJ&q=Pramod+Sengupta&pg=PT96|title=Social Movements in India: A Review of Literature|last=Ghanshyam Shah|date=5 March 2004|isbn=9788132119777|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:44, 5 July 2022
Pramod Ranjan Sengupta (1907 - 1974) was a Marxist intellectual and Bengali revolutionary, attached with of Indian National Army led by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Early lifeEdit
Sengupta was born in British India at Dumka, presently in the state of Jharkhand. His father Harshanath Sengupta was a reputed doctor of Dumka. In 1925 while studying in Krishnagar Government College, at Krishnanagar, Nadia he came in contact with Hemanta Kumar Sarkar, Anantahari Mitra, Mahadev Sarkar and gravitated towards revolutionary politics.[1]
Revolutionary activitiesEdit
Sengupta was arrested for his connection with Dakshineswar Bomb Case and was interned in Shibchar village of Faridpur District, presently in Bangladesh. During this period he completed graduation. After his release in 1927, he went to England for higher studies. While studying in London School of Economics, he joined India League and the London Dock workers' trade union. Sengupta went to Germany in 1928 at the invitation of Saumyendranath Tagore who introduced him to the members of the Berlin Committee. While returning to England, French police arrested him with a revolver.[1] After release, he met international communist Leaders like Rajani Palme Dutt, Shapurji Saklatvala and Harry Pollitt. In 1934-35 he participated in the communist group of studies along with other Indian students in London[2] which latter formed the antiimperialist Progressive Writers Association.[3] Sengupta also worked as a reporter for Hindustan Standard in London. In 1938 he submitted the thesis paper regarding the 'Agro related development in India' and got the Ph.D degree. He went to Spain to join the International Brigades against the Nationalist forces. During World War II Sengupta joined in Indian National Army formed by Subhas chandra Bose in Berlin and he became its Program Director. He also edited the Ajad hind magazine for a short while. After the war he was arrested in 1945 by the British military Mission and was imprisoned for 10 months. In 1946, Sengupta returned to India, joined Left-wing politics and was again imprisoned in 1950 in the Presidency jail in Kolkata. After release, he joined in Communist Party of India.[1]
Other movementsEdit
Template:Progressive Writers' Movement Sengupta was active in International Peace Movement, Progressive Writers' Movement, Bharatiya Gananatya Sangha, Democratic Rights and Civil Society Movement after the commencement of The Emergency (India). He was the President of All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (AICCCR) at the time of Naxalbari uprising.[4][5] Pramod Ranjan Sengupta, popularly known as Pramod Sengupta, was a founder member of Bengal's civil liberty organization Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR), and elected as its first general secretary in 1972.
Literary worksEdit
Sengupta was a Marxist intellectual and socio political essayist and. A number of his articles were published in various magazines. He wrote the following books:
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vol - I, Subodh C. Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bengali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. pp. 311–312. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
- ↑ Geeta Patel (2002). Lyrical Movements, Historical Hauntings: On Gender, Colonialism, and Desire. ISBN 9780804733298. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ↑ "Remembering Denmark Street in 1934…the Nanking Restaurant and the Indian Progressive Writers' Association". China Rhyming. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ↑ "স্মৃতি খুঁড়ে তুলে আনা সত্তরের যাদবপুর". anandabazar.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ↑ Bharat Jyoti Roychowdhury, Vol - II (2010). Satchallish Theke Sottor (Bengali). Kolkata: Muktomon. pp. 12, 176. ISBN 978-81-906750-4-8.
- ↑ "Author". nationallibrary.gov.in. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ↑ Sumit Guha (13 September 2013). Beyond Caste: Identity and Power in South Asia, Past and Present. ISBN 9789004254855. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ↑ Ghanshyam Shah (5 March 2004). Social Movements in India: A Review of Literature. ISBN 9788132119777. Retrieved 21 October 2017.