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| caption = A bust statue of Charuchandra Bhandari in Diamond Harbour municipality<br />
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| birth_place = [[Diamond Harbour]], [[24 Parganas]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death_date and age|df=yes|1985|06|24|1896|10|19}}<br />
| death_place = [[Diamond Harbour]], [[South 24 Parganas]]<br />
| occupation = [[Lawyer]], Independence activist, Politician<br />
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| spouse = [[Pravanalini Bhandari]]<br />
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'''Charu Chandra Bhandari''' (19 October 1896 – 24 June 1985) was a independence activist, [[Lawyer]], [[Gandhians|Gandhian]] and a leader of the [[Sarvodaya Movement]]. He was the chief propagator of the Sarvodaya movement in [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]] as a close associate of Acharya [[Vinoba Bhave]] and took an active part in the [[Bhoodan movement]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Sengupta |first=Subodh |title=Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan |publisher=Sahitya Samsad |year=2016 |location=Kolkata |pages=218, 267 |language=Bengali}}</ref><br />
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==Birth and early life==<br />
Charu Chandra Bhandari was born on 19 October 1896 in Shyambasur Chak village in an affluent [[Bengalis|Bengali]] [[Mahishya]] family to Jogendranath Bhandari and Sailabala Debi<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Senapati and Das |first=Uma and Dulal Krishna |title=মাহিষ্য রত্নাবলী-জীবনী শতক |publisher=Tuhina Publications |year=2018 |isbn=9788194434641 |edition=2nd |location=Kolkata |publication-date=2020 |pages=74 to 75 |language=Bengali |trans-title=Mahishya Ratnavali Biographical Century}}</ref> under [[Kulpi (community development block)|Kulpi]] police station in [[Diamond Harbour subdivision]] of [[South 24 Parganas]], [[British India]] (present day [[West Bengal]], India). His schooling was from Hatuganj high school and subsequently he completed his [[Intermediate of Arts|I.A]] from [[Ashutosh College]] and [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]] from [[Ripon College, Calcutta]]. Thereafter, he completed his [[Master of Arts|M.A]] in [[Economics]] and also, [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]] from the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name=":3" /> He was a [[lawyer]] by profession.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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==Activities==<br />
When the [[Salt Satyagraha]] movement started across the country in 1930, Charuchandra Bhandari led the movement in [[South Bengal]] and the [[Sundarbans settlements|Sundarbans]] under the instructions of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] . He left his profession of lawyer and completely joined the freedom struggle. Charuchandra was even caught by the police for participating in the salt satyagraha. After his release from jail, ''Khadi'' temples were built in various places of Sundarbans including Hatugunj, Diamond Harbour, Kulpi, Karanjali, Harinavi in South 24 Parganas. Freedom fighter Bishwaranjan Sen was one of his collaborators in the establishment of the ''Khadi Mandir'' in Diamond Harbour. Clothes by spinning wheels were manufactured here and were distributed in 24 Parganas and neighbouring districts for sale.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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Charuchandra was closely associated with the organizational and service work of Mahatma Gandhi's movement. He was also associated with the Abhay Ashram, which was inspired by Gandhian ideals and was founded in [[Comilla District|Comilla]], [[Bengal]] (present-day [[Bangladesh]]).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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Charuchandra Bhandari was a notable disciple of Acharya Vinoba Bhave. Charuchandra was one of the main promoters of his Sarvodaya movement in West Bengal. According to him, co-operation is the basic principle of the village donation and land donation movement (''Bhoodan'' movement). Charuchandra Bhandari tried his best to make the principles of Vinoba Bhave a reality. He along with many others took a life vow at the Sarvodaya conference held in [[Gaya (India)|Gaya]]. He founded the West Bengal ''Bhudajajna Mandal'' at Diamond Harbour.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=সংবাদদাতা |first=নিজস্ব |title=Charuchandra Bhandari: ধ্বংসের পথে স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামী চারুচন্দ্রের খাদি মন্দির, সংস্কার চায় হটুগঞ্জ |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/24-parganas/demand-for-renovation-of-khadi-temple-built-by-charuchandra-bhandari-in-sundarbans-area-dgtld/cid/1363215 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=www.anandabazar.com |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Bikram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4jhNfZ4DtbEC |title=Land Reforms in India, Theory and Practice: A Study of Legal Aspects of Land Reforms Measures in West Bengal |date=1989 |publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-7024-260-4 |pages=98, 102, 104 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Narayan |first1=Shriman |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VNXt00vBew0C |title=Vinoba: His Life and Work |last2=Vinobā |date=1970 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7154-483-7 |pages=226 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Charuchandra Bhandari was a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Bikram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4jhNfZ4DtbEC |title=Land Reforms in India, Theory and Practice: A Study of Legal Aspects of Land Reforms Measures in West Bengal |date=1989 |publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-7024-260-4 |pages=49 |language=en}}</ref> On June 20, 1947, he advocated for the establishment of West Bengal. In the first general election of independent India in 1951, Charuchandra Bhandari was elected from the [[Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency]] as a member of the [[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party]](KMPP). He became the first minister of food and civil supplies in [[Prafulla Chandra Ghosh's first cabinet]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-24 |title=এক সময়ের অর্থনীতির পীঠ স্থান আজ আগাছায় ভর্তি, উঠল সংস্কারের দাবি |url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/south-24-parganas/on-the-death-anniversary-of-freedom-fighter-charuchandra-bhandari-the-demand-for-renovation-of-khadi-temple-was-raised-l18-1159758.html |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=News18 Bengali |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bandyopadhyay |first=Sekhar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9Qd5AgAAQBAJ |title=Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947–52 |date=2009-06-03 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-01824-6 |pages=19, 26, 83 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Books written==<br />
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* ''Bhūdānajajña ki ō kēna'' (1955)(What and Why Land donation movement)<br />
* ''Āmādēra jātīẏa śikṣā'' (1962)(Our National Education)<br />
* ''Kōra-āna sāra'' (Essence of Quran)<br />
* Āsāmēra aśānti prasaṅgē (1961)<br />
* Thoughts on Assam Disturbances (1961)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rajan |first=S. Irudaya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9DZbEAAAQBAJ&dq=charu+chandra+bhandari&pg=PT59 |title=The Routledge Handbook of Refugees in India |date=2022-03-10 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-000-50976-2 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Death and legacy==<br />
Charuchandra Bhandari died on June 24, 1985. After his death, the Charuchandra Memorial Committee was formed in his memory at Diamond Harbour. The 'Girls School Road' in ward number 13 of [[Diamond Harbour]] city has been named 'Charuchandra Bhandari Sarani' by the municipality and a bust statue of Charuchandra Bhandari has been installed at the intersection of Diamond Harbor Main Road and Charuchandra Bhandari Sarani.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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