Basanta Kumar Biswas (Aged 20) was born on 6 February 1895 in the village of Poragachcha, in the Nadia district of West Bengal, India. He was the son of Motilal Biswas and completed his primary education in Krishnanagar before attending Poragachcha School, where he finished his secondary education up to the Entrance Examination. During his time in school, he actively participated in the Swadeshi movement in Poragachcha and its surrounding areas.
In 1907, he left his studies and started working at a Swadeshi cloth store in Uttarpara in 1910. Later, he left the job to travel to different parts of India. He was a staunch follower of Rash Behari Bose and accompanied him to Dehradun disguised as his servant, Haridas.
In October 1912, Rash Behari Bose brought him to Lahore, where he worked as a compounder at the Popular Dispensary. He was involved in the plot to throw a bomb at Lord Hardinge, the Viceroy of India. This incident, known as the Delhi Conspiracy, was carried out by him on 23 December 1912, when Lord Hardinge was passing through Chandni Chowk, Delhi, in a state procession marking the inauguration of Delhi as the capital of India.
He was also accused of throwing a bomb in the Lawrence Garden, Lahore, on 17 May 1913, in which Ram Padarath, a peon, was killed. On 24 February 1914, he was arrested along with his three accomplices, Amir Chand, Balmokand, and Avadh Bihari, and was sentenced to death. He died on the gallows in Ambala Central Jail, Haryana, India on 11 May 1915 in the Delhi Conspiracy Case.
Basanta Kumar Biswas
(1895 – 1915) – (West Bengal)
Basanta Kumar Biswas (Aged 20) was born on 6 February 1895 in the village of Poragachcha, in the Nadia district of West Bengal, India. He was the son of Motilal Biswas and completed his primary education in Krishnanagar before attending Poragachcha School, where he finished his secondary education up to the Entrance Examination. During his time in school, he actively participated in the Swadeshi movement in Poragachcha and its surrounding areas.
In 1907, he left his studies and started working at a Swadeshi cloth store in Uttarpara in 1910. Later, he left the job to travel to different parts of India. He was a staunch follower of Rash Behari Bose and accompanied him to Dehradun disguised as his servant, Haridas.
In October 1912, Rash Behari Bose brought him to Lahore, where he worked as a compounder at the Popular Dispensary. He was involved in the plot to throw a bomb at Lord Hardinge, the Viceroy of India. This incident, known as the Delhi Conspiracy, was carried out by him on 23 December 1912, when Lord Hardinge was passing through Chandni Chowk, Delhi, in a state procession marking the inauguration of Delhi as the capital of India.
He was also accused of throwing a bomb in the Lawrence Garden, Lahore, on 17 May 1913, in which Ram Padarath, a peon, was killed. On 24 February 1914, he was arrested along with his three accomplices, Amir Chand, Balmokand, and Avadh Bihari, and was sentenced to death. He died on the gallows in Ambala Central Jail, Haryana, India on 11 May 1915 in the Delhi Conspiracy Case.
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