Batukeshwar Dutta (Aged 55) born on November 18, 1910 in Khandaghosh, West Bengal, India. He was an Indian socialist revolutionary and independence fighter in the early 1900s. He was constantly moved from one prison to another. In 1924, he met Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad, both members of the revolutionary Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), who motivated him to join the HRA.
On April 8, 1929, both Batukeshwar Dutta and Bhagat Singh hurled smoke bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly to protest against two bills, the Public Safety Bill and the Trade Dispute Bill. While throwing the bombs, they raised the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” and threw leaflets titled “to make the deaf hear” in the Assembly.
The brave men decided to surrender to inspire other revolutionaries to contribute to the Indian freedom struggle. They were sentenced to life imprisonment, and the act shook British colonial roots in India. Bhagat Singh was hanged for killing John Saunders, while Batukeshwar Dutta was transferred to the Cellular Jail in Andaman, where he faced brutal colonial atrocities along with other Kala Pani inmates.
He began a hunger strike against the abusive treatment of political prisoners and the discriminatory and inhumane prison conditions. He contracted tuberculosis soon after he was released from prison, which had an adverse effect on his health. However, this could not deter his spirit to fight for the cause of freedom. He actively participated in the Quit India Movement led by Gandhiji in 1942. He passed away on July 20, 1965, in New Delhi, India.
Batukeshwar Dutta
(1910 – 1965) – (West Bengal)
Batukeshwar Dutta (Aged 55) born on November 18, 1910 in Khandaghosh, West Bengal, India. He was an Indian socialist revolutionary and independence fighter in the early 1900s. He was constantly moved from one prison to another. In 1924, he met Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad, both members of the revolutionary Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), who motivated him to join the HRA.
On April 8, 1929, both Batukeshwar Dutta and Bhagat Singh hurled smoke bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly to protest against two bills, the Public Safety Bill and the Trade Dispute Bill. While throwing the bombs, they raised the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” and threw leaflets titled “to make the deaf hear” in the Assembly.
The brave men decided to surrender to inspire other revolutionaries to contribute to the Indian freedom struggle. They were sentenced to life imprisonment, and the act shook British colonial roots in India. Bhagat Singh was hanged for killing John Saunders, while Batukeshwar Dutta was transferred to the Cellular Jail in Andaman, where he faced brutal colonial atrocities along with other Kala Pani inmates.
He began a hunger strike against the abusive treatment of political prisoners and the discriminatory and inhumane prison conditions. He contracted tuberculosis soon after he was released from prison, which had an adverse effect on his health. However, this could not deter his spirit to fight for the cause of freedom. He actively participated in the Quit India Movement led by Gandhiji in 1942. He passed away on July 20, 1965, in New Delhi, India.
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