Atulkrishna Ghosh
Atulkrishna Ghosh | |
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British India | |
Died | 4 May 1966 (aged 75-76) |
Anushilan Samiti |
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Atulkrishna Ghosh (
Early life
Atul was born in 1890, in a
Political background
Since 1906, with his cousin
Jatin Mukherjee's right-hand man
According to Nixon's Report, probably in about 1913, or perhaps a little before, certain of the old members of the Kolkata Anushilan Samiti who, in the meantime, had been members of various athletic clubs, formed themselves into a branch of the Seva Samiti under Atulkrishna Ghosh: "The ostensible object of this samiti was a benevolent one. The first centre was at the house of Atul Ghosh. During the Burdwan floods, in 1913, many members of this samiti went there for the purpose of affording relief to the afflicted people.".[7] Atul's efficiency and generosity as a leader became evident during this relief.
Nixon further informs that the headquarters of the samiti were later shifted to the house of
In need of arms
"The outbreak of war revivified the vague ideas of revolution which had been floating about in the mind of young Bengal for the last ten years and the hopes of those who had throughout been waiting for the opportunity, and the possibility of a successful revolt seemed imminent," wrote Nixon. "It was probably some time in September 1914 that Jatin Mukherjee came to Calcutta in order to take such steps as England’s participation in a war with Germany seemed to call for in this direction.".
The last phase
After the end of the War,
Atul died peacefully in his Kolkata residence, on 4 May 1966.
A tribute
Bhupendrakumar Datta, his young associate, recalled: "Instinctively liberal in idea, Atulkrishna hated caste and religious distinction. Democracy in the political sphere and justice in the social sphere were what he cherished most. During the last years he turned to spiritual life."[12]
References
- ^ ৪ মে: ইতিহাসের এই দিনে. Sahos 24 (in Bengali). 4 May 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Ghose, Atulkrishna in Dictionary of National Biography,[abbrev. DNB], Edited by S.P. Sen, Volume II, Calcutta, 1974
- ^ Terrorism in Bengal,[abbrev. Terrorism], Government of West Bengal, Volume V, 1995, p23
- ^ Notes given by Atulkrishna Ghosh and Nalinikanta Kar in sadhak-biplabi jatindranath, [abbrev. jatindranath], by Dr Prithwindra Mukherjee, West Bengal State Book Board, 1990, several references
- ^ biplabir jiban darshan, by Pratulchandra Ganguli, Calcutta, 1976, p23
- ^ DNB, II/p37
- ^ Nixon's Report in Terrorism, Volume II, p590
- ^ Nixon's Report, Terrorism, Vol. II, p590.
- ^ Terrorism, Vol. II, p627
- ^ Terrorism, Vol. II, p610
- ^ jatindranath
- ^ DNB, Vol. II, p37
Bibliography
- Biplabi atulkrishna ghosh, by Bhupendrakumar Datta, Shri Sarasvati Library, Kolkata, 1966 (abbr. BKD)
- "Ghosh, Atulkrishna (1890-1966)" by Bhupendrakumar Datta in Dictionary of National Biography, (ed.) S.P. Sen, Vol. II, 1973, pp37–38 (abbr. DNB)
- J. C. Nixon's Report "On Revolutionary Organisation" in Terrorism in Bengal, ed. by Amiya K. Samanta, Vol II, 1995 (abbr. Nixon).
- W. Sealy's Report, "Connections with Bihar and Orissa" in Terrorism in Bengal, ed. by Amiya K. Samanta, Vol V, 1995 (abbr. Sealy).
- Sadhak biplabi jatindranath, by Prithwindra Mukherjee, West Bengal State Book Board, 1990
- Biplabir jiban-darshan, autobiography, by Pratulchandra Ganguli, 1976
- Amader Badi, Reminiscences, Chhanda Sen, Published by Jayanta Basu, Kolkata, November 2005