Tuesday, November 4, 2014

869. Haridas Datta (1890-1976), 870. Harinarayan Chandra ( 1896-1978)

Haridas Datta was born in Dhaka. He came in contact with Hemchandra Ghosh, Founder of Mukti Sangha and was inspired by him.Nanda Lal Bandyopadhya, the police officer who arrested Prafulla Chaki was murdered in nov 1908 by the joint planning of Atmannoti Samity and Mukti Sangha. He and Khagen Das worked as kulis in Alexander Jute Mill of 24- Parganas for three months in 1912 for assassinating oppressive English Engineer. But fled away when the conspiracy was licked out. Then they went to foreign becoming a Store keeper of a Ship. They returned back and took important role in  removing secreetly the Pistals of Radda Co on 28.8.1914.. He was jailed as a prisoner with RI for 4 years as a convict of the conspiracy of stealing pistals of Radda Co. Later he was kept in Hazaribag Central jail as state prisoner.He was released after WWI along with other prisoners. He had special role for revolutionary activities in 1930-1934 in Dhaka, Kolkata, Medinipur, Coomillah, Darjeeling.After the murder ofpolice officer Loman of Dhaka Binoy basu came to Calcutta and he gave him shelter. He had close connection in the Action of Alinda battle of Writers' Building. he was the seniormost member of the action squad of B.V. He remainbed in Jail for 8 years in different jails. He was known as Mejda in his group..


Harinarayan Chandra was born in Chinsura, Chandannagar.He was a member of Yugantar, a revolutionary organisation.He came in contact with the famous leader of Yugantar, Prof. Jyotishchandra Ghosh, He reamained interned during WWI in 1916-1919. He was one of the main leader of preparing bombs in Dakhineshwar Centre. He was jailed along with 8 others for this case for 10 years. Then he was sentenced to life imprisonment as a convict of murderer in Alipore Jail.Though he was released after making an appeal.He was detained in different jails of India and Burmafrom 1934-37.He was the first who prepared TNT bomb in India.He joined Forward Bloc after being released in 1938.He was a follower of Subhas Chandra Bose.He was one of the founder of Tuberculosis Relief Association.  

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