Atul Sen (? – 5 August, 1932) (Bengali: অতুল সেন) was a Bengali Indian independence movement revolutionary activist against British rule in India. He often used the aliases Sambhu and Kutti.[1]
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| Born | Senahati, Khulna District, British India |
| Died | August 5, 1932 Kolkata, British India |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Occupation | Indian independence movement activist |
| Organization | Jugantar |
Early life edit
Atul Sen was born in Senahati village, Khulna District in British India. His father's name was Ashwini Kumar Sen. While still a student, he joined the Revolutionary party. As a student, he came in contact with the famous revolutionaries of the village, Rasiklal Das, Anujacharan Sen, Ratikanta Dutt and Kiran Chandra Mukherjee and was initiated into the mantra of revolution.[1]
Revolutionary activities edit
He was an active member of the Jugantar Party, while studying in Jadavpur Engineering College. During the independence movement, the Statesman was campaigning against the revolutionaries in such a way that the revolutionaries decided to kill Watson, the editor of the newspaper, in order to retaliate and prevent it. On 5 August 1932, he shot at Sir Alfred Watson,[2] but he failed to murder Mr. Watson and was arrested immediately. He committed suicide by consuming potassium cyanide.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b Dictionary of Martyrs of India's Freedom Struggle (1857-1947) (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Culture, Government of India & Indian Council of Historical Research. 2016. p. 29. ISBN 978-81-938176-0-5.
- ^ Dictionary of Martyrs of India's Freedom Struggle (1857-1947) (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Culture, Government of India & Indian Council of Historical Research. 2016. p. 263. ISBN 978-81-938176-0-5.
- ^ Sengupta, Subodhchandra (1998). Sansad Bangali charitabhidhan. Vol. 1. Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 14. ISBN 978-81-85626-65-9. OCLC 59521727.
- ^ Rakshita-Rāẏa, Bhūpendrakiśora (1966). Sabāra alakshye (in Bengali). Bijñala Pābaliśārsa. p. 104.