Tarakeswar Sengupta

Tarakeshwar Sengupta (Bengali: তারকেশ্বর সেনগুপ্ত, 15 April 1905 - 16 September 1931) was an Indian independence activist who took part in the Chittagong Armoury Raid. He was a member of revolutionary group of Masterda Surya Sen.[1]

Tarakeshwar Sengupta
Statue of Tarakeswar Sengupta
Born15 April 1905
Gaila villageBritish India
(now in Bangladesh)
Died16 September 1931
Hijli Detention Camp, British India
(now in India)
NationalityIndian
Known forRole in Indian freedom struggle

Early life

Sengupta was born on 15 April 1905 in Gaila village of Barisal District, British India at present Bangladesh, in a Bengali middle-class family. He was inspired with the idea of patriotism in his family environment.

Revolutionary activities

Tarakeshwar Sengupta was a social workers. He was connected with Jugantar group in the Gaila branch. He was also attached with the Sankar Math and Gaila Sevasram. Sengupta was arrested and imprisoned for a few months. He joined the Salt Satyagraha and was again arrested in D.I rule and sent to Hijli Jail.[1]

Death

On 16 September 1931 police shot and killed Tarakeshwar Sengupta along with Santosh Kumar Mitra in Hijli Detention Camp.[2][3]

References
  1. NARESH JANA. "IIT revival pill for historic Hijli Jail". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  2. "IIT-Kharagpur remembers its Hijli Jail days". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  3. "Historical site". The Hindu Business Line. 2007-10-03. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
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