Sheel Bhadra Yajee (Aged 90) was born on March 22, 1906, in Bhaktiyarpur, Patna, Bihar, India. He was an activist from Bihar who was associated with both non-violent and violent forms of the Indian independence movement. Yajee’s participation in the freedom movement began in 1928 when, as a student, he attended the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
Four years later, he joined the Congress Socialist Party and became involved in the Kisan movement. Later, he came into close touch with Subhas Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi. In 1939, he was arrested in connection with the movement and isolated at the Red Fort. Gandhi forwarded Yajee’s account (which was reported in the press across the country) of his four months at the Red Fort in 1943 under the control of military authorities.
It described a 10 by 10-foot cell without natural light, infested with insects, where he was “living in a burning hell and a land of living dead”. He spent forty-five days in solitary confinement and was subjected to “relentless and merciless” interrogation by Intelligence Department staff who sought information on Congress sabotage, Japanese collaborators, and Bose’s activities. However, these claims were refuted on point of fact. He passed away by 1996.
Sheel Bhadra Yajee
(1906 – 1996) – (Bihar)
Sheel Bhadra Yajee (Aged 90) was born on March 22, 1906, in Bhaktiyarpur, Patna, Bihar, India. He was an activist from Bihar who was associated with both non-violent and violent forms of the Indian independence movement. Yajee’s participation in the freedom movement began in 1928 when, as a student, he attended the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
Four years later, he joined the Congress Socialist Party and became involved in the Kisan movement. Later, he came into close touch with Subhas Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi. In 1939, he was arrested in connection with the movement and isolated at the Red Fort. Gandhi forwarded Yajee’s account (which was reported in the press across the country) of his four months at the Red Fort in 1943 under the control of military authorities.
It described a 10 by 10-foot cell without natural light, infested with insects, where he was “living in a burning hell and a land of living dead”. He spent forty-five days in solitary confinement and was subjected to “relentless and merciless” interrogation by Intelligence Department staff who sought information on Congress sabotage, Japanese collaborators, and Bose’s activities. However, these claims were refuted on point of fact. He passed away by 1996.
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