How did Pritilata Waddedar exploded the European club?

 Hello friends, how are you all. I hope everyone are healthy and doing progress in life. Today from Indian History ,we are going to talk about Pritilata Waddedar, a women freedom fighter who

• was a teacher and was also associated with the revolutionaries.
• who had stormed the European club.
• the British were so afraid of her that even her degree was confiscated by the British.

So let's continue the article on Pritilata Waddedar.

Pritilata Waddedar

Introduction of Pritilata Waddedar?

Pritilata Wadedar was born on 5 May 1911 in Chittagong, Bengal (now Bangladesh). Her father's name was Jagabandhu Waddedar and her mother's name was Pratibhamayi. Earlier her surname was Dasgupta then changed to Waddedar. Pritilata was affectionately called Rani in the house.

Pritilata was educated at the Dr. Khastgir Government Girls' School and after that enrolled in Eden College, Dhaka. She took admission in Calcutta's Bethune College to pursue her further degree. Her meetings with Kalpana Dutta and Nalini Pal at Bethune College were also revolutionary.

After completing her college education, Pritilata came back to her village Chittagong and worked as a school teacher. She was greatly influenced by Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi as she fought till her last breath and did not fall into the hands of the British.

How did Pritilata meet the revolutionaries?

Pritilata could not bear seeing the atrocities and treatment of the British towards the people. She had decided to fight against the British.

She heard stories of revolutionary Surya Sen's heroic deeds from people. She also felt a desire to work with his organization. She was trying hard to meet Surya Sen.

With great difficulty she met Surya Sen but he did not want to include Pritilata in his organization. While Pritilata tried hard to join his organization, she was allowed to join the organization.

Which works Pritilata Waddedar and Surya Sen did together?

When Surya Sen along with his companions attacked the Britishers. At that time

• They disrupted the telephone line, telegram office and railway line
• Pritilata helped in supplying ammunition, arms etc. to revolutionaries in Jalalabad war.
• She also supported Surya Sen's plan to kill an English police officer named Craig of Chittagong.

disrupted telephone lines

It was impossible to meet Ramakrishna Vishwas but Pritilata went to meet him about 40 times. The British police never knew how many times she had visited the prisoner in jail. In this way Pritilata Wadedar and Surya Sen did many works together.

What did Pritilata Waddedar saw on the board of the European Club that she set fire to the club?

The European Club of the British was situated in Chittagong. A board with the name of the club put up outside the club "dogs and Indians not allowed". Seeing such insulting words written on the board, Pritilata felt very insulted to the Indians.

She used to talk to her friends that British insult Indians by coming to India. So she decided to teach the British a lesson. The idea was to blow up the club inside which Indians were not allowed, which in end would be a pride to India. So Pritilata set fire to the European Club to show what Indians can do to British.

How did Pritilata Waddedar got the insights about the European club?

From the day Pritilata read the derogatory words on the board of the European club, she started planning. She had sent Kalpana Dutta to spy for inside information on the club a week earlier. But Kalpana Datta was caught by the British for spying. Pritilata gained full knowledge of the club through cunning and decided to attack the club on 23 September. 

How did Pritilata Waddedar exploded the European club?

She had seven of his colleagues with her ready to storm the club. She disguised herself as a chief by wearing a turban so that no one could recognize her. It was night time around 10:30 PM and Pritilata entered the club with her friends.

Pritilata entered the club and saw that there were about 40 people in the club. She detonated the bomb near the window of the club. The bomb exploded in the club causing chaos and a fire. Some were injured in the exchange of bullets between Pritilata and the British.

Exploded British Club

An equal war was going on between the two. Thirteen Englishmen were injured and one woman was killed in the attack. Pritilata got shot in the firing and she ran out of ammunition. She was so injured that it was difficult for her to leave the club.

She made up her mind that even if she died, she would not fall into the hands of the British. So he swallowed a potassium cyanide pill she kept with her. She died instantly after swallowing the pill. Her body was found at the scene of the attack the next morning.

Conclusion:

In this article we have seen how bravely Pritilata fought against the British invaders. She chose to die like Rani Lakshmibai. She died on 23 September 1932 after taking a potassium cyanide pill.

She was just 21 years old when she died. The British were so afraid of Pritilata that they even kept her degree on hold. Her family was received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2012 after 80 years by Calcutta University.

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How Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta showed revenge?

Hello friends, how are you all. I hope everyone are healthy and doing progress in life. Today from Indian History, we are going to talk about Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta, three young revolutionaries:

• whose trio had shaken the British Writers' House in Calcutta.
• the same revolutionary trio killed an English lieutenant colonel while wearing European clothes.
• the same trio killed the Englishman, who was oppressing the revolutionaries, to death in his own house.

Let's get some information about Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta.

 

Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta

Who was Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta?

Benoy Basu

Benoy Basu was also known as Benai Basu or Vinay Basu. He was born on 11 September 1908 in Rohitbhog village of Munshiganj district (now in Bangladesh).

His mother's name was Kshirodabashini Devi and his father's name was Rebatimohan. His full name was Benoy Krishna Basu. Benoy Basu was very gifted in studies. He was a student of Dhaka Medical College.

Dinesh Gupta

Dinesh Gupta was born on 6 December 1911 in Munshiganj. He met Arvindo Ghosh and his life changed. He was so impressed by listening to Aurobindo Ghosh's speeches. He had awakened a curiosity to do something for the country (India).

Badal Gupta

Badal Gupta was born in 1912 in Munshiganj. His childhood name was Sudhir. Badal Gupta had two uncles who were also earlier associated with revolutionaries. Badal was very good at shooting guns, so he used to teach new revolutionaries how to shoot guns.

Why did the revolutionaries think of killing British officer Colonel Simpson?

Subhash Chandra Bose founded the Bengal Volunteer Group in Calcutta. The revolutionaries involved in it made a list of the British who oppressed the Indian revolutionaries. Colonel Simpson's name from Calcutta came first in that list.

Colonel Simpson was the jailer of the Central Jail in Calcutta, he used to torture the prisoners very badly in the jail. Now the revolutionaries were planning to kill Colonel Simpson. Benoy Basu had earlier killed British Inspector General of Police Loman in Dhaka and kept coming to Calcutta from there.

After coming to Calcutta, Benoy joined the organization founded by Subhash Chandra Bose. Badal and Dinesh were also working in the organisation. So the work was entrusted to Benoy Basu, Badal Gupta and Dinesh Gupta.

How Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta showed revenge?

Benoy, Badal and Dinesh made all preparations to kill Colonel Simpson. They decided to kill Colonel Simpson by breaking into his office, so that the British could also know that Indians are not afraid of anyone and knows to take revenge.

Most of the British offices at that time were in the Dalhousie Square Writers' Building in Calcutta. Colonel Simpson's office was also located in this Square Writer's Building. According to the plan, the three men fixed 8 December 1930 as the day to kill Colonel Simpson.

How did Benoy, Badal and Dinesh entered the Writers Building?

Benoy, Badal and Dinesh were all dressed up as if they were going to meet a big leader. All three looked very English in suits, ties and boots.

car coming to writer's building

In a way that no one would suspect, the three men had hidden the gun in their own way and kept it with them. Three people entered the Writers Building by sitting in a car.

Even the British guard standing below the building could not recognized them. The guard thought that an Englishman working in the office must have come to meet someone. So the guard also took the three people to enter the building.

How did Benoy, Badal and Dinesh killed Lt. Col. Simpson?

Colonel Simpson sitting in office

Entering the building, they finds Colonel Simpson sitting in his office. The trio walked straight into his office and shot and killed Colonel Simpson.

On hearing the sound of gunshots, the clerk standing outside the office rushed inside. They came inside and tried to catch the three, but the three ran away outside the office. Benoy, Badal and Dinesh were trying hard to get out of the building.

How did Benoy, Badal and Dinesh died?

British soldiers surrounded them from all sides. They could not get out because they were afraid of revealing their identities. They did not wanted to get captured by British so they decided to commit suicide.

Benoy and Dinesh themselves tried to commit suicide by shooting themselves. Badal put a potassium cyanide pill in his mouth. Badal died instantly as soon as the pill was placed in his mouth.

Benoy and Dinesh were rushed to the hospital when they shot themselves. After a few days in the hospital, Benoy died during treatment. Dinesh was rescued and charged with murder. Dinesh was sentenced to death in the case.

Conclusion:

In this article we have seen that Benoy Basu, Badal Gupta and Dinesh Gupta killed an Englishman in the British office to scare the British. They martyred for the freedom of the country (India).

• Badal Gupta was martyred on 8 December 1930.
• Benoy Basu was martyred on 13 December 1930.
• While Dinesh Gupta was hanged on 7 July 1931.

Dinesh Gupta was only 19 years old when he was hanged.

Dinesh Gupta, who was sentenced to death by Judge Ralph Revods Garlick, was shot dead by Kanaiyalal Bhattacharya in his own court. Kanaiyalal Bhattacharya avenged the hanging of Dinesh Gupta by shooting the judge dead on 27 July 1931. Dalhousie Square was renamed "BBD Bagh" by the government after independence.

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How did Bhagat Singh made British felt insulted?

 Hello friends, how are you all. I hope everyone are healthy and doing progress in life. Today in this article of Gaurav Sangrah, we are going to talk about Bhagat Singh, a revolutionary:

• who used the slogan of Inqlab Zindabad.
• who respected Gandhiji as a leader but ignored his ideas.
• even after passing in front of British, they could not catch him.
• the British were so afraid of him that he was hanged before the appointed time.

So today let us get information about Bhagat Singh.

Bhagat Singh

Who was Bhagat Singh?

Bhagat Singh was born on 28 September 1907 in Banga village of Lyallpur district of Punjab (now Pakistan). Somewhere we find Bhagat Singh's date of birth as 27th September but it is not known whether the date is correct or not. His father's name was Kishan Singh and mother's name was Vidyavati.

As Bhagat Singh's great grandfather had a lot of land, his family was engaged in agriculture. He was educated at the Dayanand Anglo-Vaudic School, Lahore and went to the National College, Lahore.

He was influenced by nationalist teachers named Bhai Parmanand and Jaichand Vindhyaalkar from the time he was in high school. His family were already revolutionaries. His uncle was captured by the British and released on the day Bhagat Singh was born.

What did Bhagat Singh do after hearing the incident of Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

Bhagat Singh was 12 years old when the Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place. When he heard the incident of Jallianwala Bagh massacre, he directly walked from school and reached the incident site in Amritsar.

When he reached Jallianwala Bagh, he saw the blood of innocent countrymen everywhere. The water in the well was red with blood and blood splatters were also visible on the walls. Seeing all these scenes, Bhagat Singh developed more hatred towards the British.

He was so shocked by the killing of innocents that he filled a bottle of blood-stained clay and brought it home with him. He decided to teach the British a lesson at an early age.

How did Bhagat Singh join the revolutionaries?

When Bhagat Singh came to know that his marriage discussion was going on in the house, he left the house. He felt the desire to do something for the country. He had joined the Congress before but he did not agree with the ideas of the Congress so he left the Congress.

He loved to read books of revolutionaries, books like Socialism. He read more than 300 books which he used to read whenever he gets time. In 1925 he founded Navjawan Bharat Sabha. There in the meeting he met:

1. Sukhdev
2. Yashpal
3. Bhagwati Charan Vohra
4. Chandrasekhar Azad
5. Yatindranath Das

Why did Bhagat Singh boycott the Simon Commission?

In 1927 AD, Sir John Simon came to India and formed the Simon Commission. The rights and regulations of India were framed in this commission. But in this group of MPs there were only seven British members and not a single Indian.

So people boycotted the Simon Commission from across the country. The British baton-charged the protesting people.

Lala Lajpat Rai was also involved in this protest and was baton-charged on him as well. Many were injured in baton charge. Lala Lajpat Rai was so badly injured that he died within a few days.

How did Bhagat Singh Avenged the death of Lala Lajpatrai?

British officer Stoke ordered the baton charge on those who boycotted the Simon Commission. Lala Lajpatrai was killed in baton charge.

To take revenge, Bhagat Singh along with his friends planned to kill the British officer Scott. Bhagat Singh and Rajguru hid near Scott's office to kill him and waited for Scott to come out.

When he came out of the office, Rajguru had shot the Scott once and Bhagat Singh had shot the Scott thrice. Sukhdev and Chandrasekhar Azad also supported him in their escape when both of them ran away after being shooting him.

An Indian police officer came after them to catch them. Bhagat Singh did not wanted to kill him, but because he was working for an Englishman, they also killed him. 

How did Bhagat Singh made British felt insulted?

Bhagat Singh went to kill Scott but instead, John P. Sondanus was dead. After killing him, Bhagat Singh wrote on the walls that John P. Avenged the death of Lala Lajpatrai by killing Sondanus.

The British were enraged by this incident as they felt insulted. The British were looking for Bhagat Singh and his companions in a confined place in Lahore and were also keeping an eye on the passengers coming and going to the railway station.

Bhagat Singh escaping in front of British

Bhagat Singh used a trick. He disguised himself as a Sardar and boarded a train to Calcutta in front of Britishers without falling into their hands.

Why did Bhagat Singh threw bomb in the Parliament (Assembly)?

Bhagat Singh wanted to convey the message to the people. If the country wants to be freed, we will have to fight with the British, then the country will be freed soon. He wanted to bring revolution in the country.

Smoke Bomb in Parliament

To convey the message to the people, Bhagat Singh along with Batukeshwar Dutt threw a bomb in an empty space in the full house of Parliament in such a way that no one was harmed. They were not destroyed by the bomb, they dropped papers in the meeting saying "A blast is needed to make the deaf hear".

Only smoke came out of the bomb that was planted in Parliament. Bhagat Singh had an escape route but he didn't escaped through it and was deliberately got into the hands of the British. He was jailed and many charges were laid against him.

For what reason was Bhagat Singh hanged?

Bhagat Singh did not escape or fall into the hands of the British. Since then the British were looking for him in Lahore on the charge of murdering John P. Sondanus. When he himself was caught throwing the bomb, he was charged with several crimes and sentenced to death.

The British decided to execute Bhagat Singh, fearing that if he was released with a lenient sentence, it would burden the British. He was announced to be hanged on March 24. If Gandhiji appealed to the Viceroy to pardon the death sentence of Bhagat Singh, the sentence could have been pardoned, but Gandhiji did not do so.

How much the Britishers were afraid of Bhagat Singh?

He was scheduled to be sentenced on March 24, but the sentence was brought forward a day. Because the British were afraid that on the day of execution, the people can cause any trouble to them.

The British were so afraid of Bhagat Singh that he had to be hanged in any case. He was to be hanged on the 24th at 6 am but it was given in the evening a day before. The British executed Bhagat Singh on 23 March 1931 at 7:33 PM in Lahore Center Jail due to the fear of the people, which is usually not carried out in the evening.

Bhagat Singh was 23 years old when he was sentenced. Along with him, Rajguru and Sukhdev were also hanged. Before the hanging, the three embraced each other and held the rope around their necks.

Conclusion:

In this article we saw one of the greatest Freedom Fighter in Indian History. He had no fear of execution. Before his execution he was reading the book of "Lenin" the revolutionary.

After hanging, the body of the deceased should be given to the family members but the British did not give the body of Bhagat Singh. The body was thrown into the river Sutlej, but some people saw that the body was being thrown into the river. People took the dead body out and performed the last rites.

The more we talk about him, the less it is. So here we conclude this article. So readers, how did you like this article? What is your favorite paragraph in this article? What new do you get to know in this article? Want to add something about this article? If I have forgotten anything do mention your opinion in the comment section.

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How Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan arranged for arms?

Hello friends, how are you all, I hope everyone is having fun and staying healthy. Today we are going to talk about "Ram Prasad Bismil" and "Ashfaqulla Khan", two patriotic friends and revolutionaries:

• who fought a lot against the British Empire.
• who also looted the treasure of the British in favour of the country.
• for whom the British kept searching for months, but they did not come into the hands of the British
• who were executed at the age of 27 and 30.

Let's get information about Ramprasad Bismil and Ashfaq Ullah Khan.

Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan

Who was Ramprasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan?

Ramprasad Bismil

Ramprasad Bismil was born on 11 June 1897 in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. His father's name was Muralidhar and mother's name was Moolmati. Muralidhar himself taught Hindi to his son Ramprasad. In the matter of education, his father used to concentrate on his son.

Ramprasad was also fond of learning Urdu so he took Urdu language education from a Maulvi. He had studied in an English school, so he knew the English language as well. He knew many languages. He was also a writer and poet. He wrote many poems and books on the independence of the country.

Ashfaqulla Khan

Ashfaqulla Khan was born on 22 October 1900 in Shahjahanpur. His father's name was Shafiqullah Khan and mother's name was Mazrunissa Begum. He was the youngest of six siblings in the family.

He also used to write shayari and poetry. He had seen the atrocities of the British in Shahjahanpur since childhood. So he hated the British.

How did Ramprasad Bismil join the Arya Samaj?

One day Ramprasad Bismil met Munshi Indrajit. Munshi Indrajit explained to Ramprasad about the Arya Samaj. In which it was asked to stop the mischief of the society and to understand the Vedas.

He gave Ramprasad the book "Satyartha Prakash" written by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to read. Reading the book given by Munshi Indrajit had a deep impact on Ramprasad and he joined the Arya Samaj.

Bhai Parmanand, a member of the Arya Samaj, was sentenced to death for a minor crime. Ramprasad was very angry after hearing this. He got angry and wrote the poem "Mera Janm" against the British.

Which poems of Ramprasad Bismil gained fame?

"Surfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai,

 Dekhna hai jor kitna baju e katil mein hai."

"Na Chahu maan duniya me, na chahu swarglok jana,

mujhe var de yahi mata, rahu Bharat pe diwana,

karu me komki seva, pade chahe karod dukh,

agar fir janm lu aakar, to Bharat mehi ho aanaa."

Which means,

"I don't want honor from the world, I don't want to go to heaven,

oh mother grant me a wish, I shall always be in love with my country.

I will serve the community, no matter how much pain I have to suffer,

if I born again, then I will always to born in India."

We have heard this lines many times but do you know who composed it? The author of the verse was Ramprasad Bismil. He was a patriotic poet. His poems:

• Mind wave
• Mainpuri Key Pledge
• my birth
• Countrymen or name message

gained a lot of fame. He used to publish his poems under the pseudonym Bismil and Rama.

What did Ramprasad Bismil do in Manpuri Conspiracy?

Ramprasad Bismil founded an organization and named it Matruvedi. The organization was also known as "Matrubhumi" or "Matrubhumi Ki Vedi" later the organization was discontinued. To run the organization, Ramprasad used to write and sell his poetry and articles on patriotism.

He sold pamphlets in Mainpuri called "Deshwasio Ke Naam Sandesh" and "Mainpuri Ki Pratijna" to people. In the paper Ram Prasad wrote a lot against the British in the article he was shown to give independence to the whole of India.

Ramprasad's paper had a lot of impact in bringing revolution among the people. The British seized the paper after seeing it written against them and were trying to arrest Ramprasad. Ramprasad escaped from there but all his books were seized by the British.

The British made many searches for Ramprasad but he was hiding underground. Even between Delhi and Agra, Ramprasad was planning to rob the British. When the British came to know that Ram Prasad was in Delhi, the British government set out to arrest Ram Prasad.

Ramprasad also escaped from there and jumped into the river Yamuna. The British realized that Ramprasad died by falling into the river. Ramprasad was able to float in water so he escaped from there and lived underground.

How were both Ramprasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan met each other?

One day Ashfaqulla Khan's elder brother came home and told Ashfaq that Ramprasad has been teaching the British a lesson. He has harassed the British in the Manpuri conspiracy.

The British have been trying to capture him for months, but he is not in the hands of the British. After hearing the story of Ramprasad, Ashfaq was very impressed with him and was trying hard to meet him.

After a lot of hard work, both of them met. Ashfaq was asking Ramprasad to join his organization but Ramprasad did not want to accept a newbie. Ashfaq trusted Ramprasad and when Ramprasad felt confident, he was taken into the institute.

How Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan arranged for arms?

After the Chauri Chaura massacre, the non-cooperation movement was abruptly stopped by Gandhiji. After the movement stopped, revolutionaries like Ramprasad Bismil got together and formed another organization of their own.

Kakori Train Massacre

He named the organization "Hindustan Republic Association". The revolutionaries needed money to buy arms and some necessary requirements to run the organization. To collect money, Ramprasad Bismil planned to loot the British treasury.

Ramprasad Bismil was accompanied by Ashfaq Khan and eight other revolutionaries to loot the treasure. A train full of treasure was looted near Kakori under the leadership of Ramprasad Bismil. The name of the organization was later changed to Hindustan Socialist Republic Association.

How was Ramprasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan captured by the British?

The British were feeling humiliated by the Kakori Kant. In any case, the British were trying to arrest the revolutionaries in the Kakori scandal. All the revolutionaries succeeded in the mission and escaped in their own way to a safe place.

washerman's cloth

But he did not know that one of his friend Banarasilal's cloth had fallen at the place of theft. The British found that cloth and it had a washerman's mark on it. After questioning the washerman, the British informed about Banarasilal.

So Banarsilal was captured by the British. In this way all the revolutionaries who were involved in the Kakori train robbery were caught but Chandra Shekhar Azad was not caught.

Conclusion:

We have seen in this article that Ramprasad Bismil made the Britishers run after him due to his patriotic poems. His poetry was very useful for the freedom of the people of the country. Ramprasad Bismil and Ashfaq Ullah Khan were caught by the British government in the Kakori train robbery. Both of them were hanged on 19 December 1927 in Gorakhpur Jail.

Ramprasad Bismil was only 30 years old and Ashfaq Ullah Khan was 27 years old when he was sentenced. His two other accomplices were also executed along with him. Those who were executed were named.

1. Rajendra Lahiri
2. Roshan Singh

Thousands of people joined the funeral procession of Ram Prasad Bismil. He was cremated on the banks of the Rapti River with Vedic chants. In memory of Ramprasad Bismil, Ramprasad Bismil railway station has been built a little away from Shahjahanpur.

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How Vinoba Bhave got 44 lakh acres land in Bhoodan Movement?

Hello friends, how are you all, I hope you are all healthy and good. Today in this article, from Indian history we are going to see the biography of Vinoba Bhave, a person:

• who took a vow of lifelong celibacy at the age of ten.
• who gave 44 lakhs acers land to the Harijans for farming.
• who went to jail several times for the country.

So let us begin the story on Vinoba Bhave.

Vinoba Bhave

Who was Vinoba Bhave?

Vinoba Bhave was born on 11 September 1895 in Gagoda village of Maharashtra. His childhood name was Vinayak Narahari Bhave. He was born in a middle class Brahmin family. His father used to make Narahari Rang (Black color).

At that time colors were imported from abroad. His father Narahari believed that if the color is made in the country, there would be no need to import it from abroad.

His mother Rukmanibai was absorbed in the devotion of God all day long. She used to tell him ancient stories like Ramayana, Mahabharata, Gita from childhood.

Vinoba Bhave's life was deeply influenced by scriptures. He took a vow not to marry and remain celibate at the tender age of ten. At a young age he was thinking of renouncing the world and going to the Himalayas.

What was the influence of Gandhiji in the life of Vinoba Bhave?

Vinoba Bhave was already influenced by Gandhiji's ideas. He always used to read Gandhiji's lectures and articles in news papers.

Once Gandhiji gave a speech in Banaras University. Vinoba Bhave read Gandhiji's speech in a news paper and realized what he needed to do in life. Influenced by Gandhiji's speech, he was on his way to take the intermediate exam in Mumbai and did not take the exam.

After listening to Gandhiji's speech, he tore up all his school certificates and burnt them. He was going to go to the Himalayas after taking asceticism, but then he left to meet Gandhiji.

Where did Vinoba Bhave meet Gandhiji?

Vinoba Bhave considered Gandhiji as his Guru. He wrote a letter to Gandhi and requested to meet him. Gandhi called him to meet at the Kochrab Ashram Ahmedabad. Kocharab Ashram was Gandhiji's first ashram.

When Gandhi saw Vinoba Bhave for the first time, he was surprised. Because Vinoba Bhave was also simple and straight-forward in dress like Gandhiji. He also did not use many clothes to cover his body like Gandhiji. Vinoba Bhave met him at the Kocharab Ashram and started living the life of an ascetic staying in the Ashram.

What did Vinoba Bhave do in association with Gandhiji?

While staying in the ashram, Vinoba Bhave used to educate the children of the ashram. He went to the surrounding villages and took up the work of cleaning campaign. He also participated in the non-cooperation movement along with Gandhiji.

He also had to go to jail for boycotting foreign goods. Even in prison, he continued to acquire knowledge, he himself continued to read and write, but at the same time, he also imparted knowledge to the inmates.

Reading Gita

He translated the Bhagwat Gita into Marathi while in jail and imparted knowledge to the inmates. Gandhiji was very impressed by Vinoba Bhave's work. Gandhiji gave him the name Vinoba from Vinayaka.

What did Vinoba Bhave do to make people aware?

Gandhi assigned him to take charge of the Wardha Ashram in Maharashtra. He was managing such an ashram while staying in Vardha Ashram. He also started a monthly magazine in Maharashtra called "Maharashtra Dharma".

Writing Monthly Magazine

In his magazine, he used to write an essay on the importance of Vedanta and its utility. The pamphlet named "Maharashtra Dharma" became so popular among the people that later it started to be published weekly instead of monthly.

His pamphlet "Maharashtra Dharma" was very helpful in awakening the people for independence. His pamphlet gained fame for three consecutive years.

Satisfied with his work, Gandhi sent him to Vaikobh, a small village in Kerala for further work. Where Harijans were barred from entering the temple. He was sent to remove the discrimination of high and low among the people.

How Vinoba Bhave got 44 lakh acres land in Bhoodan Movement?

Bhoodan means donation of land. When it comes to Bhoodan, Vinoba Bhave is remembered first. He contributed a lot to Bhoodan. He went to meet the people of Pochampalli village in Telangana.

The Harijans there did not even have enough land to earn a living by farming. So the Harijans demanded 80 acres of land from Vinoba Bhave for livelihood. When Vinoba Bhave spoke to the big landlords, the village landlords were ready to donate some of their land.

In this way, Vinoba Bhave walked 17 kilometers in the country on foot and got about 44 lakh acres of land donated from the landlords, village to village. He gave the donated land to poor farmers for cultivation. He continued the Bhoodan movement for 13 years.

Which famous books did Vinoba Bhave wrote?

Following are the famous books of Vinoba Bhave:

1. Essence of Bhagavad Gita
2. Sarvodaya
3. Swarajya Shastra
4. Re-establishment of Gandhian principles
5. Path of Independence
6. Gita Discourse
7. Power of non-violence
8. Vinoba Bhave about education
9. Gram Gita
10. India of my dreams

any many more books were written by him.

Conclusion:

In this article we have seen how Vinoba Bhave meets Gandhiji. His and Gandhiji's ideas were compatible with each other. He was very saddened to hear the news of Gandhiji's death, but he continued his social service work again. He spent his last days at Punar Ashram in Maharashtra.

When he fell ill in his last days, he stopped taking medicine and drinking. Vinoba Bhave died on 15 November 1982 due to abstinence from food and water. In 1983, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna by the Government of India.

So readers, how did you feel about Vinoba Bhave's biography? What did you learn from this article? What is your favorite paragraph in this? If you wish to add something you can add in the comment section below.

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How did Surya Sen Captured British outpost?

 Hello friends, how are you all. I hope you are all having fun and being healthy. Today we are going to talk about Surya Sen, a patriot of India

• also known as "Master Da" in Indian History.
• whose revolutionary group included youths as young as 16, 17 years.
• who also attacked the British outpost to get machine guns and ammunition.

Let us know the history of Surya Sen who made plans in such a mind.

Surya Sen

Who was Surya Sen?

Surya Sen was born on 22 March 1894 in Noapara village of Chittagong (now Bangladesh) in a middle class family. His father used to teach children in Rajmani Sen School. After his schooling he completed his B.A from Brajmohan College, Berhampur.

After coming from college, he served as a teacher in a school in Chittagong. In school, he used to teach children his favorite subject Mathematics. Since Surya Sen was a teacher in the school, he was affectionately called "Master Da" (a respect in Bengali) by the children and the villagers.

Why did Surya Sen left Indian National Congress organization?

From childhood, Surya Sen had seen the atrocities of the British and developed a hatred towards them. He decided to fight against the British and joined the Indian National Congress. He also worked with Gandhiji in the non-cooperation movement in India.

When Surya Sen saw the work of the Indian National Congress organization, he found it very slow. He began to think that if they work so slowly, when will the British be taught a lesson? Surya Sen wanted to teach the British a lesson as soon as possible. So he left the Congress organization and started thinking of forming a separate group of his own.

How did Surya Sen built his revolutionary army against British?

He wanted to teach the British a lesson as soon as possible. Special training was given to the students of the school where he used to teach as a teacher. He had prepared an army of his own consisting of 15 to 17-year-old hot-blooded, passionate young revolutionaries.

Surya Sen's Army

Initially there were 60 youths in his army, then gradually an army of 500 youths was prepared. Surya Sen named his army IRA. The full name of IRA was "Indian Republican Army".

Which revolutionaries were involved in the Indian Republican Army?

Girls also played a role as revolutionaries in Surya Sen's IRA organization. Some of them were Kalpana Dutt and Pritilata Waddedar.

The names of the revolutionary brothers were:

1. Ganesh Ghosh,
2. Anant Singh,
3. Loknath Bal,
4. Ambika Chakraborty,
5. Manoranjan Bhattacharya,

 Such revolutionaries were included in the IRA organization.

How did Surya Sen Captured British outpost?

Surya Sen was planning to expel the British from Chittagong. He had an army of passionate revolutionaries but very few weapons. They needed arms to fight the British. He knew that the British bunker in Chittagong had lots of guns, ammunition, etc.

He planned to attack the armed outpost of the British along with a few colleagues from his army. As planned, he attacked outpost with his colleagues at night. After the attack, they took complete control of outpost. On the outpost, they raised slogans of "Vande Mataram" and "Inqalab Zindabad" and hoisted the Indian flag after removing the British flag.

They captured the British outpost, but they did not get the machine guns and ammunition which they wanted. They returned with the pistol they found. Surya Sen's revolt against the British is also known as the "Chittagong Mutiny".

What was the plan of Surya Sen to carry out the "Chittagong Mutiny".

At first, Surya Sen, along with his colleagues, blocked the telephone, telegraph and railway lines near the outpost. The telephone line was closed so that the British could not immediately send a message to anyone else for their own help.

The tracks of the railway line were broken and no one could come soon to help them in Chittagong. Surya Sen used his intelligence to prepare the "Chittagong Mutiny" with his allies.

How did Surya Sen survive the British?

Surya Sen knew that the British were not going to sit quietly when the British were attacked. Escaping the British, Surya Sen and his companions left Chittagong and hid in the forest area. The British knew that the revolutionaries were hiding in the forests around Chittagong.

Hiding in Forest

The British were trying hard to find the revolutionaries but they could not find Surya Sen. Once there was a war between Surya Sen's army and the British and the British had to suffer a lot. In the battle he killed 80 British soldiers but 12 of his comrades also lost their lives.

What was the reward given by the British for the capture of Surya Sen?

The British had tried many ways to capture Surya Sen but he did not fall into the hands of the British. Finally, the British offered a reward of 10,000 Rs for the capture of Surya Sen. 10,000 Rs was considered a huge sum at that time.

None of the people of Chittagong informed about Surya Sen. He had a friend named Sainama Netra Sen who did not get along with Surya Sen much, he betrayed Surya Sen.

Netra Sen's greed for the money informed the British about Surya Sen, the British caught Surya Sen. When accomplices found out that Netra Sen had caught Surya Sen, one of the accomplices cut Netra Sen's throat.

Conclusion:

In this article, we saw how much the people of Chittagong supported him. Although the people of the village knew, the people did not inform the British about him. Surya Sen was attacking the enemy with gorilla warfare strategy. He was hanged on 12 January 1934.

Surya Sen wrote in a letter to a friend a day before he was hanged. "Comrades, there is no need to panic. Our intention is to make the country free. Step forward in faith, there is no need to turn back. Our victory is certain”. It is said that when he was executed, he was in a state of unconsciousness. A monument named after him has been erected at the place where he was hanged.

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