559. Mahendralal Barua, 560. Mahendralal Bandyopadhyay (1905-1980)

Mahendralal Barua was born in Chittagong.He was arrested on 1.11.1931 and remained in Chittagong jail and Hijli jail. He was released in 1938 and he devoted himself to the Social work. He was the secretary of Bengal Intellectual Society.


Mahendralal Bandyopadhyay was born in Barisal. He was an important member of Jugantar and was a musician. He left his school and joined freedom movement of India. He joined Saraswati Press and came in contact with the revolutionaries like Manoranjan Gupta and Arun Guha. At the instructionof the leaders he got himself admitted in Medical School of Mymensingh.But he was arrested before he could finish his studies in Medical College. He was involved in the preparation ob bombs and other amenities for assassination of notorious Police Commissioner, Charles Tregart. He was confined in different jails from 1930-38. He performed vocal patriotic songs in different different meetings of Congress.