Popularly known as Kanu, Satyen Chandra Bardhan (Aged 27) was born in the Bitghar area of the Comilla District in Bangladesh in 1916. He was a Bengali revolutionary and soldier of the Indian National Army under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Bose. Satyen was skilled in radio communication and revolutionary tactics.
Prior to joining the Azad Hind Fauj in 1942, Satyen had worked for the Post and Telegraph Department in Malaya, which was later occupied by the Japanese. He then joined the Indian Independence League and underwent training in Penang in 1941, where he received special training in radio transmission and combat from Indian and Japanese experts.
The Indian Independence League sent four groups of 20 men to India to work from within and send news to the League outside. One group landed at Tanur, while Satyen’s group of five, which arrived by submarine, reached the Kathiawar Coast and was transferred to a rubber boat.
Satyen and his team faced a challenging 21-hour journey fighting against the waves to reach the Indian shore. Upon landing, they were immediately suspected and arrested by the police, along with the other groups that arrived by land. The men were taken to Fort St. George in Madras, where they were tortured to reveal their intentions. One member became an approver, while the other nineteen were tried and convicted for waging war against the King and acting as enemy agents under the Indian Penal Code and War Emergency Ordinance on 8 March 1943.
On 1 April 1943, Satyen Bardhan, Abdul Khader, Fauja Singh, Anandan, and Boniface Pereira were sentenced to death. However, Boniface was able to escape the death penalty on the strength of a successful appeal and was instead sentenced to five years in prison.
On 10 September 1943, the soldiers of the Indian National Army, including Satyen Bardhan and his three comrades Vakkom Abdul Khader, Anandan, and Fauja Singh, were hanged in Madras Central Jail. They bravely walked up to the gallows singing the Vande Mataram song and raising the slogan of Vande Mataram.
Satyen Chandra Bardhan
(1916 – 1943) – (West Bengal)
Popularly known as Kanu, Satyen Chandra Bardhan (Aged 27) was born in the Bitghar area of the Comilla District in Bangladesh in 1916. He was a Bengali revolutionary and soldier of the Indian National Army under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Bose. Satyen was skilled in radio communication and revolutionary tactics.
Prior to joining the Azad Hind Fauj in 1942, Satyen had worked for the Post and Telegraph Department in Malaya, which was later occupied by the Japanese. He then joined the Indian Independence League and underwent training in Penang in 1941, where he received special training in radio transmission and combat from Indian and Japanese experts.
The Indian Independence League sent four groups of 20 men to India to work from within and send news to the League outside. One group landed at Tanur, while Satyen’s group of five, which arrived by submarine, reached the Kathiawar Coast and was transferred to a rubber boat.
Satyen and his team faced a challenging 21-hour journey fighting against the waves to reach the Indian shore. Upon landing, they were immediately suspected and arrested by the police, along with the other groups that arrived by land. The men were taken to Fort St. George in Madras, where they were tortured to reveal their intentions. One member became an approver, while the other nineteen were tried and convicted for waging war against the King and acting as enemy agents under the Indian Penal Code and War Emergency Ordinance on 8 March 1943.
On 1 April 1943, Satyen Bardhan, Abdul Khader, Fauja Singh, Anandan, and Boniface Pereira were sentenced to death. However, Boniface was able to escape the death penalty on the strength of a successful appeal and was instead sentenced to five years in prison.
On 10 September 1943, the soldiers of the Indian National Army, including Satyen Bardhan and his three comrades Vakkom Abdul Khader, Anandan, and Fauja Singh, were hanged in Madras Central Jail. They bravely walked up to the gallows singing the Vande Mataram song and raising the slogan of Vande Mataram.
News