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==Career and political views== | ==Career and political views== | ||
He was the district magistrate of Mymensingh, director of Industries, | He was the district magistrate of Mymensingh, director of Industries, | ||
chief whip in the Bengal Legislative Council, member of the Council of States and of the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] (1930-1933) and secretary, Local Self Government and Public Health, Government of Bengal. | chief whip in the Bengal Legislative Council, member of the Council of States and of the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] (1930-1933) and secretary, Local Self Government and Public Health, Government of Bengal.<ref name="colonialismandthetransnationalpsychiatry"> Waltraud Ernest, 'Colonialism and the Transnational Psychiatry: The Development of an Indian Mental Hospital', (London: Anthem Press, 2013), p. 243</ref> | ||
In 1928, at Howrah, in connection with the Bamangachi Firing case, he condemned the firing on a crowd of protesters by the police led by a British officer. The matter was raised in the House of Lords in London and as a punitive measure he was transferred to Mymensingh. In Mymensingh he refused to take against those who were protesting against the government's Salt Act, which led to his transfer to Birbhum.<ref name="bratacharisportsfederation"> Bratachari Sports Federation at https://www.martialyogaarts.com</ref> | In 1928, at Howrah, in connection with the Bamangachi Firing case, he condemned the firing on a crowd of protesters by the police led by a British officer. The matter was raised in the House of Lords in London and as a punitive measure he was transferred to Mymensingh. In Mymensingh he refused to take against those who were protesting against the government's Salt Act, which led to his transfer to Birbhum.<ref name="bratacharisportsfederation"> Bratachari Sports Federation at https://www.martialyogaarts.com</ref> |
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