Sudhamoy Pramanick (Aged 90) was born on September 11, 1884, in Shantipur, West Bengal, India. He was the eldest of ten siblings born into the Pramanick / Pramanik family. Sudhamoy received his early education in Shantipur and later pursued a degree in science from the Presidency College, Calcutta, in the early 1900s. He also obtained a law degree from the University of Calcutta and worked as an advocate in Raiganj and the Sealdah courts.
In December 1913, Sudhamoy was elected as one of the Commissioners of Shantipur Municipality. He was also interested in literature, having a good knowledge of Sanskrit and being influenced by the Müllerian wave of exploring ancient Indian languages. As a secretary of the Tili Samaj, he was vocal against social evils such as the Pon Protha (Dowry) in the Bangiya Tili Samaj Patrika.
Sudhamoy was a member of the ‘moderate’ Indian National Liberation Foundation led by Surendranath Bannerjee in 1919. Bannerjee was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress but left the Congress as he favored accommodation and dialogue with the British. Sudhamoy, however, supported the Congress and joined as a senior leader during his tenure at the Raigunj Court. When the Civil disobedience movement broke out in 1930, Sudhamoy took an active role as a Congress member from Raigunj.
On January 26, 1930, Raigunj celebrated Independence Day (Purna Swaraj) against the British Raj. Sudhamoy and Umeshchandra Bhowmik were the Congress leaders enacting the historic Lahore Resolution of the CWC. As mass disobedience gathered momentum in Bengal in March 1930, several Congress leaders, including Netaji – then Bengal Provincial Congress Committee President, were arrested. On April 15, on the occasion of the Bengali New Year, Sudhamoy presided over public meetings in Raigunj as a part of the Civil Disobedience Movement, in blatant violation of the Salt Laws. Volunteers from all over the district, including women, paraded the streets of Raigunj, braving arrests by the British.
Later, Sudhamoy moved to Calcutta, and with his eldest sons completing their education, he started devoting more time in Sealdah Civil Court, fighting to free many activists, sometimes risking his career. He was also known for helping poor students. Sudhamoy passed away on October 2, 1974, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Sudhamoy Pramanick
(1884 -1974) – (West Bengal)
Sudhamoy Pramanick (Aged 90) was born on September 11, 1884, in Shantipur, West Bengal, India. He was the eldest of ten siblings born into the Pramanick / Pramanik family. Sudhamoy received his early education in Shantipur and later pursued a degree in science from the Presidency College, Calcutta, in the early 1900s. He also obtained a law degree from the University of Calcutta and worked as an advocate in Raiganj and the Sealdah courts.
In December 1913, Sudhamoy was elected as one of the Commissioners of Shantipur Municipality. He was also interested in literature, having a good knowledge of Sanskrit and being influenced by the Müllerian wave of exploring ancient Indian languages. As a secretary of the Tili Samaj, he was vocal against social evils such as the Pon Protha (Dowry) in the Bangiya Tili Samaj Patrika.
Sudhamoy was a member of the ‘moderate’ Indian National Liberation Foundation led by Surendranath Bannerjee in 1919. Bannerjee was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress but left the Congress as he favored accommodation and dialogue with the British. Sudhamoy, however, supported the Congress and joined as a senior leader during his tenure at the Raigunj Court. When the Civil disobedience movement broke out in 1930, Sudhamoy took an active role as a Congress member from Raigunj.
On January 26, 1930, Raigunj celebrated Independence Day (Purna Swaraj) against the British Raj. Sudhamoy and Umeshchandra Bhowmik were the Congress leaders enacting the historic Lahore Resolution of the CWC. As mass disobedience gathered momentum in Bengal in March 1930, several Congress leaders, including Netaji – then Bengal Provincial Congress Committee President, were arrested. On April 15, on the occasion of the Bengali New Year, Sudhamoy presided over public meetings in Raigunj as a part of the Civil Disobedience Movement, in blatant violation of the Salt Laws. Volunteers from all over the district, including women, paraded the streets of Raigunj, braving arrests by the British.
Later, Sudhamoy moved to Calcutta, and with his eldest sons completing their education, he started devoting more time in Sealdah Civil Court, fighting to free many activists, sometimes risking his career. He was also known for helping poor students. Sudhamoy passed away on October 2, 1974, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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