Barindra Kumar Ghosh (Aged 79) born on 5 January 1880 in Croydon, United Kingdom (England), was an Indian revolutionary and journalist. He was the younger brother of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh and received his education in Deoghar and military training from Baroda. Highly influenced by Aurobindo, he joined the revolutionary movement.
Ghosh actively associated with Jatindra Nath Banerjee (a prominent freedom fighter, also known as Niralamba Swami). In 1906, he published the Bengali weekly Jugantar. Later, the secret revolutionary arm Jugantar was formed under the guise of a fitness club in Bengal. Ghosh, along with Jatindranath Mukherjee (or Bagha Jatin), was instrumental in recruiting young revolutionaries. Maniktala, Kolkata emerged as a secret place where the revolutionaries manufactured bombs and collected arms and ammunition.
In the intensive police investigation following the murder attempt of Magistrate Douglas Kingsford in 1908, Barindra and Aurobindo were arrested on 2nd May 1908 along with other freedom fighters. In the Alipore Bomb Case, Barindra Ghosh and Ullaskar Dutta (a member of the Jugantar party) were sentenced to death. With the intervention of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, the sentence was reduced to life imprisonment. In 1909, Barindra Kumar was deported to the Cellular Jail in Andaman. Upon his release from jail, he began his journalistic career and became associated with Dainik Basumati and the Statesman. He passed away on 18 April 1959 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Barindra Kumar Ghosh
(1880 -1959) – (West Bengal)
Barindra Kumar Ghosh (Aged 79) born on 5 January 1880 in Croydon, United Kingdom (England), was an Indian revolutionary and journalist. He was the younger brother of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh and received his education in Deoghar and military training from Baroda. Highly influenced by Aurobindo, he joined the revolutionary movement.
Ghosh actively associated with Jatindra Nath Banerjee (a prominent freedom fighter, also known as Niralamba Swami). In 1906, he published the Bengali weekly Jugantar. Later, the secret revolutionary arm Jugantar was formed under the guise of a fitness club in Bengal. Ghosh, along with Jatindranath Mukherjee (or Bagha Jatin), was instrumental in recruiting young revolutionaries. Maniktala, Kolkata emerged as a secret place where the revolutionaries manufactured bombs and collected arms and ammunition.
In the intensive police investigation following the murder attempt of Magistrate Douglas Kingsford in 1908, Barindra and Aurobindo were arrested on 2nd May 1908 along with other freedom fighters. In the Alipore Bomb Case, Barindra Ghosh and Ullaskar Dutta (a member of the Jugantar party) were sentenced to death. With the intervention of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, the sentence was reduced to life imprisonment. In 1909, Barindra Kumar was deported to the Cellular Jail in Andaman. Upon his release from jail, he began his journalistic career and became associated with Dainik Basumati and the Statesman. He passed away on 18 April 1959 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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