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Prabhanshu Sekhar Pal
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Prabhanshu Sekhar Pal | |
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| Born | 1913 Daspur, Midnapore , British India |
| Died | 2 June 2007 (aged 94) |
| Movement | Indian Freedom Movement |
Prabhanshu Sekhar Pal (1913 – 2 June 2007) was an Indian revolutionary and member of the Bengal Volunteers who carried out assassinations against British colonial officials in an attempt to secure Indian independence. [1]
Family[edit]
Prabhanshu Sekhar Pal was born in Paschim Medinipur in 1913. His father was Asutosh Pal, a doctor and research scholar. He joined the Bengal Volunteers, a revolutionary organisation of British India. [2][3]
Revolutionary activities[edit]
After the murder of Magistrate Paddy, Robert Douglas, a ruthless District Magistrate, was posted in Midnapore district.[4] The revolutionaries of the Bengal Volunteers decided to assassinate Douglas because he was responsible for killing two unarmed activists in Hijli Detention Camp. On 30 April 1932, Prabhanshu Sekhar Pal and Pradyot Kumar Bhattacharya fired on the magistrate while he was presiding over a meeting of the Zilla District Board.[5] Pal escaped but Bhattacharya was caught on the spot with the revolver.[6] Pradyot did not give away any names of accomplices in spite of severe torture by the police.[7] [8] [9] After the murder of Magistrate Paddy and Robert Douglas no British officer was ready to take the charge of Midnapore District until Mr. Bernard E J Burge, another ruthless District Magistrate, was posted in Midnapore district. The members of the Bengal Volunteers decided to assassinate him also.[10] Pal helped the members of B.V. to collect the weapons for the assassination of Burge, who was killed on 2 September 1933 during the half time of a football match in the police parade ground by Anathbandhu Panja and Mrigendra Dutta.
Later life[edit]
After Pal was released from prison he obtained a B.Com. degree. For the rest of his life he worked as a homeopathic doctor. He was honoured with a tamra patra by the Indian Government in 1971. He died on 2 June 2007.
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.indiaculture.nic.in/sites/default/files/pdf/Martyrs_Vol_4_06_03_2019
- ↑ P. N. CHOPRA, VOL.I (1969). Who's Who of Indian Martyrs. ISBN 9788123021805. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ↑ Vol I, Subodhchandra Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 297. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
- ↑ S. N. Sen (1997). History of the Freedom Movement in India (1857–1947). ISBN 9788122410495. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ↑ S. N. Sen (1997). History of the Freedom Movement in India (1857–1947). ISBN 9788122410495. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ↑ Durba Ghosh (20 July 2017). Gentlemanly Terrorists: Political Violence and the Colonial State in India. ISBN 9781107186668. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Bengal Volunteers of Midnapore". midnapore.in. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Emperor vs Nirmal Jiban Ghose And Ors. on 30 August, 1934". Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ↑ "-Bengal Volunteers of Midnapore". Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ↑ Durba Ghosh (20 July 2017). Gentlemanly Terrorists: Political Violence and the Colonial State in India. ISBN 9781107186668. Retrieved March 11, 2018.