Atul Sen (? – 5 August, 1932) (Template:Langx) was a Bengali Indian independence movement revolutionary activist against British rule in India. He often used the aliases Sambhu and Kutti.[1]
Early life
Atul Sen was born in Senahati village, Khulna District in British India. His father's name was Ashwini Kumar Sen. While still a student, he joined the Revolutionary party. As a student, he came in contact with the famous revolutionaries of the village, Rasiklal Das, Anujacharan Sen, Ratikanta Dutt and Kiran Chandra Mukherjee and was initiated into the mantra of revolution.[1]
Revolutionary activities
He was an active member of the Jugantar Party, while studying in Jadavpur Engineering College. During the independence movement, the Statesman was campaigning against the revolutionaries in such a way that the revolutionaries decided to kill Watson, the editor of the newspaper, in order to retaliate and prevent it. On 5 August 1932, he shot at Sir Alfred Watson,[2] but he failed to murder Mr. Watson and was arrested immediately. He committed suicide by consuming potassium cyanide.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dictionary of Martyrs of India's Freedom Struggle (1857-1947){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Ministry of Culture, Government of India & Indian Council of Historical Research(2016). ISBN 978-81-938176-0-5
- ↑ Dictionary of Martyrs of India's Freedom Struggle (1857-1947){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Ministry of Culture, Government of India & Indian Council of Historical Research(2016). ISBN 978-81-938176-0-5
- ↑ Sansad Bangali charitabhidhan{{#if:Sengupta|, Sengupta}. Sahitya Samsad(1998). ISBN 978-81-85626-65-9
- ↑ Sabāra alakshye{{#if:Rakshita-Rāẏa|, Rakshita-Rāẏa}. Bijñala Pābaliśārsa(1966)