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| name = Santosh Kumar Mitra | | name = Santosh Kumar Mitra | ||
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| occupation = | | occupation = | ||
| organization =[[Jugantar]] | |||
| known_for = Role in Indian freedom struggle | | known_for = Role in Indian freedom struggle | ||
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'''Santosh | '''Santosh Kumar Mitra''' (Bengali: সন্তোষ কুমার মিত্র) or Santosh Mitra (15 August 1900 – 16 September 1931) was an activist of the [[Indian independence movement]] and a martyr. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Mitra was born on 15 August 1900 in [[Kolkata]], in a middle class | Mitra was born on 15 August 1900 in [[Kolkata]], in a middle class [[Bengali Kayastha]] family. He passed matriculation from [[Hindu School, Kolkata]] in 1915 and became graduate from the [[University of Calcutta]] in 1919. During the period 1921–22, he completed his M.A and LL.B.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7jaaDQAAQBAJ&q=santosh+mitra+hijli&pg=PT234|title=Indias Struggle Quarter of Century 1921 to 1946|last=Part I|first=Arun Chandra Guha|isbn=9788123022741|access-date=22 November 2017|archive-date=12 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012055723/https://books.google.com/books?id=7jaaDQAAQBAJ&q=santosh+mitra+hijli&pg=PT234|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Revolutionary activities== | ==Revolutionary activities== | ||
Mitra joined the [[Indian National Congress]]. He founded the Swaraj Sevak Sangha and was attached with Hooghly Vidya Mandir which was headed by Bhupati Majumder, one of the [[Jugantar]] Leaders in 1922. He organised a Socialist conference in Kolkata in the presidency of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. After the suspension of [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–22)|Non-cooperation movement]] Mitra shifted to the extremist movement in the struggle for Independence. He was charged with Shankharitola Murder Case and arrested in 1923.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali)|last=Vol - I|first=Subodh S. Sengupta & Anjali Basu|publisher=Sahitya Sansad|year=2002|isbn=|location=Kolkata|pages=559}}</ref> | |||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
On 16 September 1931, police shot and killed | On 16 September 1931, police shot and killed Mitra and another inmate [[Tarakeswar Sengupta]] in [[Hijli Detention Camp]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/archive/iit-kharagpur-remembers-its-hijli-jail-days/130948/|title=IIT-Kharagpur remembers its Hijli Jail days|website=financialexpress.com|date=April 2007 |access-date=22 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042302/http://www.financialexpress.com/archive/iit-kharagpur-remembers-its-hijli-jail-days/130948/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1020911/asp/bengal/story_1188458.asp|title=IIT revival pill for historic Hijli Jail|first=Naresh|last=Jana|date=11 September 2002|access-date=10 June 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142312/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1020911/asp/bengal/story_1188458.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Santosh_kumar_mitra_martyr_02.jpg|thumb|Santosh Kumar Mitra bust]] | [[File:Santosh_kumar_mitra_martyr_02.jpg|thumb|Santosh Kumar Mitra bust]] | ||
[[File:Santosh_kumar_mitra_martyr_01.jpg|thumb|Santosh Kumar Mitra | [[File:Santosh_kumar_mitra_martyr_01.jpg|thumb|Santosh Kumar Mitra]] | ||
==Legacy== | |||
[[Santosh Mitra Square]], the famous park in Kolkata is named after him. The location is also well-known as the venue of a high-profile [[Durga Puja]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1900 births]] | [[Category:1900 births]] | ||
[[Category:1931 deaths]] | [[Category:1931 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-British establishment revolutionaries from East Bengal]] | [[Category:Anti-British establishment revolutionaries from East Bengal]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Activists from Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]] | [[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:35, 17 December 2025
Santosh Kumar Mitra | |
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| Born | 15 August 1900 |
| Died | September 16, 1931 (aged 31) |
| Organization | Jugantar |
| Known for | Role in Indian freedom struggle |
| Spouse(s) | Jyotsna Mitra |
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Santosh Kumar Mitra (Bengali: সন্তোষ কুমার মিত্র) or Santosh Mitra (15 August 1900 – 16 September 1931) was an activist of the Indian independence movement and a martyr.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Mitra was born on 15 August 1900 in Kolkata, in a middle class Bengali Kayastha family. He passed matriculation from Hindu School, Kolkata in 1915 and became graduate from the University of Calcutta in 1919. During the period 1921–22, he completed his M.A and LL.B.[1]
Revolutionary activities[edit | edit source]
Mitra joined the Indian National Congress. He founded the Swaraj Sevak Sangha and was attached with Hooghly Vidya Mandir which was headed by Bhupati Majumder, one of the Jugantar Leaders in 1922. He organised a Socialist conference in Kolkata in the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru. After the suspension of Non-cooperation movement Mitra shifted to the extremist movement in the struggle for Independence. He was charged with Shankharitola Murder Case and arrested in 1923.[1][2]
Death[edit | edit source]
On 16 September 1931, police shot and killed Mitra and another inmate Tarakeswar Sengupta in Hijli Detention Camp.[3][4]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Santosh Mitra Square, the famous park in Kolkata is named after him. The location is also well-known as the venue of a high-profile Durga Puja.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Part I, Arun Chandra Guha. Indias Struggle Quarter of Century 1921 to 1946. ISBN 9788123022741. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ Vol - I, Subodh S. Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 559.
- ↑ "IIT-Kharagpur remembers its Hijli Jail days". financialexpress.com. April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ Jana, Naresh (11 September 2002). "IIT revival pill for historic Hijli Jail". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.