How did Khudiram Bose used to do oppose Britishers?

Greetings to my all readers, hope everyone is healthy and having fun. Today we are going to talk about Khudiram Bose:

• who was executed at the age of 18,
• also known as one among youngest Freedom Fighter in Indian History,
• who was sold by his own parents from his elder sister,
• From an early age he was not afraid to do any work against the British,
• He also said about teaching the judge how to make bombs.

so let us get some information about Khudiram Bose (a freedom fighter of India).

Khudiram Bose

Who was Khudiram Bose?

Khudiram Bose was born on 3 December 1889 in Mohobani village of West Bengal. He was the third child of Trailokyanath. Before Khudiram, Trailokyanath's two children died at birth.

So he sold Khudiram by giving two handfuls of rice from his elder sister. It was called khudi when something was given and taken, so he was named Khudiram. Khudiram Bose was educated at Hamilton High School till ninth grade.

Why did Khudiram had to give up education?

Khudiram was involved in revolutionary organizations at a young age. Along with people like Arvind Ghosh, sister Nivedita, Praful Chaki started working in revolutionary organizations secretly from the British.

Khudiram also took part in the movement against the partition of Bengal in 1905. He also joined an organization called Yuganantar which published news. He also learned how to make bombs while staying with revolutionary organizations.

Khudiram did not know when his education was separated from these confined activities. So he left his studies from ninth standard and devoted himself to working for the freedom of the country.

How did Khudiram Bose used to do oppose Britishers?

Boys of Khudiram's age are thinking about what they will do and become in their lives. While having fun with their friends, Khudiram was working for the freedom of the country.

He had a kind of passion to make the country independent. He fearlessly distributed the anti-British pamphlet called "Sonar Bengal" among the people and was caught but also released after being threatened for sometime. Once Khudiram even threw a bomb near the police station.

The British did not see Khudiram throw the bomb but the full suspicion was on him. So he was captured but seeing his juvenile state the British let him off with a warning and without punishment.

What were the revolutionaries planning to kill Kingsford?

English Magistrate Kingsford used to oppress the people very mercilessly. He used to punish the revolutionaries very badly. If even a small child was found saying Vande Mataram, he was also punished with fifteen lashes. So the revolutionaries were disturbed by that, so the revolutionaries thought of killing Kingsford.

Once when Kingford was coming from the train, a revolutionary tried to stop the train halfway. But later it came to know that Kingsford was coming in another carriage. So he was saved. Another time Kingsford was sent with a bomb placed in a parcel so that he would open the packet and die. But the packet was opened by another employee and the employee died, Kingsford survived.

How did Khudiram bose and Praful Chaki killed Kingsford?

The revolutionaries tried to kill Kingsford several times but he survived. The British came to know that someone was trying to kill Kingsford. So Kingsford was replaced and sent to Muzaffarpur.

The revolutionaries then assigned the responsibility of killing Kingsford to Praful Chaki and Khudiram. They both were keeping an eye on Kingsford about how often does he leave his house, when does he go to visit friends and when does he go out with his family?

Bomb Explode

Been taking care of all this for weeks, one evening Khudiram saw a Kingsford baggi coming out of the club. At the same time, Khudiram threw a bomb on Baggi and as soon as the bomb went off, Baggi was completly burnt. At that time Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki escaped from there.

How did British police caught Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki?

As Khudiram and Prafulla Chaki had planned, both of them ran blindly in the opposite direction. After walking the whole night, Khudiram was hungry and thirsty. He goes to the nearest railway station and sits there.

Khudiram Bose sitting on station

There he hears some people talking that someone planted a bomb on the Kingsford buggy but he survived. Kingsford's baggi is blown away in the bomb blast, but he is shocked to hear that he survived.

Surprised, Khudiram asks the people that if Kingsford did not die, then who died? He then gets the reply that his wife and daughter died in the baggi instead of Kingsford. An Englishman who was standing near Khudiram saw him suspiciously and asked him some questions and took him to the police station.

When Khudiram was searched at the police station, a gun and some bomb-making materials were found from him. So the British police arrested him for the crime of throwing a bomb. On the other hand, Prafulla Chaki also fell into the hands of the British police. But Prafulla Chaki shot himself with a gun before going into police's hands.

Why was Khudiram punished at a young age?

British police arrested Khudiram in the bomb throwing case and asked if he was involved in putting the bomb on the Kingsford baggi. Then Khudiram Bose without any fear told the British that yes he himself had thrown a bomb in the baggi of Kingsford.

So the British police arrested him and put him in jail. The court decided to give death sentence to Khudiram. When Khudiram Bose was taken to be hanged, he shouted Vande Mataram with no sign of displeasure on his face.

He even said that he will be ready to sacrifice for the country in every birth. At last Khudiram Bose was only 18 years old when he was hanged on 11 August 1908. That is why he was the youngest among the revolutionaries to be executed.

How did patriots used to remember Khudiram Bose? 

When the cremation procession of Khudiram Bose left, crowds of people gathered. Many people brought Khudiram's ashes from the crematorium in a gold box or an ivory box and wore them as amulets. The cloth workers used to write the name Khudiram Bose in small letters on the edge of the khadi dhoti and put it up for sale.

Conclusion:

In this article we have seen how bravely Khudiram Bose worked with the revolutionaries for India. He even told the judge that "if you give me a chance, I can teach you how to make bombs". The jail where he was kept is also named "Martyr Khudiram Bose Central Jail" after Khudiram Bose. Such is the fact of our revolutionary Khudiram Bose.

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