Pratul Chandra Ganguli

Pratul Chandra Ganguli (1884–1957) was a Bengali Indian revolutionary.

Anushilan Samiti
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Anushilan Samiti
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Short biography

Pratul was born in Narayanganj, now in Bangladesh. He was a member of the Anushilan Samiti. Following the arrest of Pulin Behari Das ( the main organizer of the Dhaka branch of Anushilan Samiti), Pratul and Trailokyanath Chakravarty took charge of the Anushilan Samiti and reorganized the association. He was tried in the Barisal conspiracy case and was sentenced for 10 years imprisonment in 1914, however he was released earlier. In 1922, he joined Congress. Somehow he also managed to maintain some revolutionary connections and continued helping the revolutionaries. Pratul became the president of Dhaka District Congress Committee, Bengal Congress Committee and All India Congress Committee. He was elected to the Bengal legislature in 1929 and in 1937. Pratul Ganguli retired from politics in 1947 and died in 1957.[1]

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References
  1. "Heroes of anti Imperialist (British) Movement", Muktadhara, 9 May 2001, archived from the original on 16 June 2013
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