Saturday, September 28, 2013

152. Kumar Chanda Jana (1895-1973)





Kumar Chandra Jana was born on 28 th Nov 1889 in Basudevpur village of Sutahata Thana in Midnapore district. In 1912 he was a student of Normal School. CalcuttaHe did not sit for his final Exam. in B.Sc. in 1920 and joined the Non-cooperation movement at the call of Gandhiji . He remained in police custody for to years in 1922-23. He was also imprisoned in 1930 for joining in /non-cooperation movement. In 1935, he remained underground in his own village, founded Gandhi Ashram there, and lived there with his wife. He remained in jail for 1942-45 for joining in Quit India movement in 1942. The first mouth piece of Sarbodaya Sangha namely "Gram Seva"  was published in 1948 by Kumar Chandra and edited by him.He joined All India Workers and Peasants Party in 1951 and elected as an MLA in 1952 election. When Binobaji came to Midnapore, he was influenced and joined the Bhudan movement giving up the MLA-ship.  

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