Ramkrishna Roy
Ram Krishna Roy | |
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Born | 9 January 1912 (1912-01-09) Chirimarsai near Dwariband, Midnapore, British India |
Died | 15 October 1934 (1934-10-16) (aged 22) Medinipore Central Jail, Midnapore, British India |
Occupation | Revolutionary |
Organization | Bengal Volunteers |
Movement | Indian Freedom Movement |
Ram Krishna Roy (9 January 1912 – 15 October 1934) was an Indian revolutionary and member of the Bengal Volunteers who carried out assassinations against British colonial officials in an attempt to secure Indian independence. He was hanged on 15 October 1934 for the charge of assassination of Magistrate Burge.[1]
Family
Ram Krishna Roy was born in Chirimarsai near Dwariband (Paschim Medinipur) in 1911. His father's name was Kenaram Roy. His mother's name was Bhabatarini Devi. He got admitted in Midnapur Town School in 1922 as a class III student. He joined Bengal Volunteers, a revolutionary organisation of British India.[2] He also worked with Birendranath Sasmal in 1926 General election. From 1928 he worked with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.[3][4]
Revolutionary activities
After the murder of Magistrate Paddy and Robert Douglas no British officer was ready to take the charge of Midnapore District.[5][6] Bernard E J Burge, a District Magistrate was posted in Midnapore district. The members of the Bengal volunteers i.e. 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 etc. decided to assassinate him.[7][8] Anathbandhu Panja, Ramkrishna Roy, Brajakishore Chakraborty, Nirmal Jiban Ghosh and Mrigen Dutt[9] planned to shot him dead while Burge was playing a football match ( Bradley-Birt football tournament) named by Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt at the police grounds of Midnapore. Burge, during the half time of the football match in Police parade ground was killed on 2 September 1933 by them. Anathbandhu was killed instantly by the body guard of the DM and Mrigen Dutta died in the hospital on the next day. Anathbandhu Panja and Mrigen Dutta was acquitted on murder charge of the district magistrate of Midnapore.[10][11][12][13]
Death
He was hanged on 15 October 1934 for the charge of assassination of Magistrate Burge.[14][15]
References
- ^ http://www.indiaculture.nic.in/sites/default/files/pdf/Martyrs_Vol_4_06_03_2019
- ^ "-Bengal Volunteers of Midnapore". Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ Vol I, Subodhchandra Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 297. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
- ^ Ujjwal Kumar Singh (2009). Human Rights and Peace: Ideas, Laws, Institutions and Movements. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 9789352801626.
- ^ S. N. Sen (1997). History of the Freedom Movement in India (1857–1947). New Age International. ISBN 9788122410495. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "Historic Day". Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ "Midnapore Central Correctional Home". wbcorrectionalservices.gov.in. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Kali Charan Ghosh (2012). Chronological Dictionary of India's Independence. Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 87. ISBN 978-81-86806-20-3.
- ^ "Emperor vs Nirmal Jiban Ghose And Ors. on 30 August, 1934". Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ P. N. CHOPRA, VOL.I (1969). Who's Who of Indian Martyrs. Ministry of Education and Youth Services, Government of India. ISBN 9788123021805.
- ^ Volume 9 (1990). Rammanohar Lohia. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 9788171002511. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bengal Volunteers of Midnapore. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Durba Ghosh (20 July 2017). Gentlemanly Terrorists: Political Violence and the Colonial State in India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107186668. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "Assassination Of Mr.B.E.J.Burge,I.C.S." Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ Srikrishan 'Sarala' (1999). Indian Revolutionaries 1757-1961 (Vol-4): A Comprehensive Study, 1757-1961. New Delhi: Ocean Books. ISBN 9788187100157.
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