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Kamakhya Ghosh

(1914 – ★) – (West Bengal)

Kamakhya Ghosh, born in April 1914 in Midnapore,West Bengal, India. He was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Burge Action and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was then deported to Cellular jail but was later repatriated and released after five and a half years in jail. In July 1937, he took part in a hunger strike that continued for 37 days. He was again repatriated to Alipore jail, where he went on another hunger strike in 1939 for 36 days. In total, he spent 13 years in jail.