Brajakishore Chakraborty Explained

Brojokishore Chakraborty
Birth Place:Ballavpur, Midnapore, British India
Death Place:Midnapore Central Jail, Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Cause:Execution by hanging
Occupation:Revolutionary
Organization:Bengal Volunteers
Movement:Indian Freedom Movement

Brojokishore Chakraborty (1913 – 25 October 1934) was an Indian revolutionary and member of the Bengal Volunteers who carried out assassinations of British colonial officials in an attempt to secure Indian independence.[1] He was hanged on 25 October 1934 along with Ramkrishna Roy for the assassination of District Magistrate Bernard E. J. Burge in 1933.[2]

Family

Brojokishore Chakraborty was born in Ballavpur (Paschim Medinipur) in 1913. His father's name was Upendranath Chakraborty. He joined the Bengal Volunteers, a revolutionary organisation of British India.[3] [4]

Revolutionary activities

After the murders of two previous District Magistrates James Peddy and Robert Douglas, no British officer was ready to take charge of Midnapore district. Former soldier Bernard E. J. Burge was then posted to Midnapore district.[5] [6] Members of the Bengal Volunteers: Ramkrishna Roy, Brajakishore Chakraborty, Prabhanshu Sekhar Pal, Kamakhya Charan Ghosh, Sonatan Roy, Nanda Dulal Singh, Sukumar Sen Gupta, Bijoy Krishna Ghose, Purnananda Sanyal, Manindra Nath Choudhury, Saroj Ranjan Das Kanungo, Santi Gopal Sen, Sailesh Chandra Ghose, Anath Bondhu Panja and Mrigendra Dutta decided to assassinate him.[7] [8] Roy, Chakraborty, Nirmal Jibon Ghosh and Dutta[9] planned to shoot Burge dead while he was playing in a football match (Bradley-Birt football tournament) at the police grounds of Midnapore. On 2 September 1933 during the half time of the football match on the police parade ground, Burge was shot and killed by Panja and Dutta. Panja was killed instantly by one of Burkes' bodyguards. Dutta was also shot and died in hospital the next day.[10] Anath Bondhu Panja and Mrigendra Dutta were acquitted of the murder of Magistrate Burge.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Death

Chakraborty was executed by hanging on 25 October 1934, as was Ramkrishna Roy, for the assassination of Magistrate Burge.[17] [18]

Notes and References

  1. Book: P. N.CHOPRA, VOL.I. Who's Who of Indian Martyrs. Ministry of information and broadcasting. 2013. 9788123021805. New Delhi. 61.
  2. http://www.indiaculture.nic.in/sites/default/files/pdf/Martyrs_Vol_4_06_03_2019
  3. Book: Vol I, Subodhchandra Sengupta & Anjali Basu. Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Sahitya Sansad. 2002. 81-85626-65-0. Kolkata. 297.
  4. Book: Ujjwal Kumar Singh. Human Rights and Peace: Ideas, Laws, Institutions and Movements. 2009. SAGE Publishing India . 9789352801626.
  5. Book: Vol I, Subodhchandra Sengupta & Anjali Basu. Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Sahitya Sansad. 2002. 81-85626-65-0. Kolkata. 297.
  6. Web site: Sabyasachi . Biplabi . Historic Day: আজ অত্যাচারী ব্রিটিশ জেলাশাসক বার্জ হত্যার সেই ঐতিহাসিক দিন . Biplabi Sabyasachi . 2 March 2024 . 2 September 2021.
  7. Book: S. N. Sen. History of the Freedom Movement in India (1857–1947). 1997. New Age International . 9788122410495. March 11, 2018.
  8. Book: MADHUMANTI SENGUPTA . বেঙ্গল ভলান্টিয়ার. Ananda Publishers . January 1, 2016 . 978-9389876772. Kolkata .
  9. Web site: Emperor vs Nirmal Jiban Ghose And Ors. on 30 August, 1934. October 28, 2021.
  10. Book: P. N. CHOPRA, VOL.I. Who's Who of Indian Martyrs. 1969. Ministry of Education and Youth Services, Government of India . 9788123021805.
  11. Book: Volume 9. Rammanohar Lohia. 1990. 9788171002511.
  12. Web site: Midnapore Central Correctional Home. wbcorrectionalservices.gov.in. February 24, 2018.
  13. Book: Kali Charan Ghosh. Chronological Dictionary of India's Independence. Sahitya Sansad. 2012. 978-81-86806-20-3. Kolkata. 87.
  14. Web site: Bengal Volunteers of Midnapore . www.midnapore.in . October 28, 2021.
  15. Book: Volume 9. Rammanohar Lohia. 1990. Deep & Deep Publications . 9788171002511. February 24, 2018.
  16. Book: Durba Ghosh. Gentlemanly Terrorists: Political Violence and the Colonial State in India. 20 July 2017. Cambridge University Press . 9781107186668. March 11, 2018.
  17. Web site: Assassination Of Mr.B.E.J.Burge,I.C.S.. October 28, 2021.
  18. Book: Srikrishan 'Sarala'. Indian Revolutionaries 1757-1961 (Vol-4): A Comprehensive Study, 1757-1961. Ocean Books. 1999. 9788187100157 . New Delhi.

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