Abinash Chandra Bhattacharyya (16 October 1882 Tripura -7 March 1963 Rishra, West Bengal )[1][2] was a radical Indian nationalist in the movement for Indian independence who played a role in the Indo-German Conspiracy of World War I. Born in Chunta in the district of Tripura, India, Bhattacharya became involved with the works of the Anushilan Samiti in his youth.[3]
In 1910, Abinash Bhattacharya went to Germany to study chemistry at Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, where he obtained his PhD.[citation needed]
While in Germany, Bhattacharya again became involved in the Indian nationalist movement there, reviving old acquaintances from his Anushilan days. He was at this time close to Virendranath Chattopadhyaya and Harish-Chandra and, through his acquaintance with the Interior Minister of Prussia, became a founding member of the Berlin Committee, which during the war was involved in a number of failed plans for nationalist revolution within India and mutiny in the Indian Army.[citation needed]
He returned to India in 1914 and founded a chemical factory called "Techno Chemical Laboratory and Works Limited" in Calcutta. He wrote articles on freedom movement Calcutta newspapers and wrote two books on freedom movements abroad.[citation needed]
Bhattacharya died in Rishra in Hooghly district in West Bengal.
Published works edit
Bhattacharya published the following works:[1]
- Mukti Kon Pathe (Which Way to Liberation)(?) Provide details
- Bartaman Rananiti (Modern Science of War)
- Bahirbharate Bharater Muktiprayasa (India's Freedom Struggle Abroad)
- Ranosojjaye Germany (Germany in War Formation)
- Swaraj Sadhana (Striving for Self Rule)
- Mukti Sadhana (Striving for Liberation)
- Germany Probasipatro (Letter from Germany)
- Europe a Bharatio Biplober Sadhana (Indian Revolution in Europe)
References edit
- ^ a b Barindra Kumar Ghose’s Letters to his sister Sarojini
- ^ Abinash Chandra Bhattacharya, Site of Sri Aurobindo & the Mother
- ^ "Abinash Bhattacharya - Unsung Hero". Unsung Heroes of India's Freedom Struggle. Government of India - Ministry of Culture.
- Bose, A, Indian revolutionaries abroad, 1905–1922, in the background of international developments. Published by Bharati Bhawan, 1971. LCCN: 72906489
- Yadav, B.D (1992), M.P.T. Acharya, Reminiscences of an Indian Revolutionary, New Delhi:p85. Anmol Publications Pvt ltd, ISBN 81-7041-470-9.
- Trivedi, R.K (1994),The critical triangle: India, Britain, and Turkey, 1908-1924.p 224. Publication Scheme, 1994 by Raj Kumar Trivedi.