Bipin Chandra Pal

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Bipin Chandra Pal
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Bipin Chandra Pal (

Indian nationalist, writer, orator, social reformer and freedom fighter. He was one third of the "Lal Bal Pal" triumvirate.[1] He was one of the main architects of the Swadeshi movement. He is known as the Father of Revolutionary Thoughts in India. He also opposed the partition of Bengal
by the British colonial government.

Early life and background of Pal

Bipin Chandra Pal was born on 7 November 1858 to a wealthy

Persian scholar, and small landowner. He studied and taught at the Church Mission Society College (now the St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College), an affiliated college of the University of Calcutta.[3] He also studied comparative theology for a year (1899-1900) at New Manchester College, Oxford in England but did not finish the course.[4] His son was Niranjan Pal, one of the founders of Bombay Talkies. One son-in-law was the ICS officer, S. K. Dey, who later became a union minister. His other son-in-law was a freedom fighter Ullaskar Dutta who married Lila Dutta
his childhood love.

Family of Bipin Chandra Pal- Brother- Kunja Govinda Pal Nephew- Suresh Chandra Pal - Son - Niranjan Pal (founder of Bombay Takies) Grandson- Colin Pal (writer of Shooting Star) film director Great Grandson - Deep Pal (Steadicam camerawork). As revolutionary as he was in politics, Pal was the same in his private life. After his first wife died he married a widow and joined the Brahmo Samaj.[5]

Work

Pal is known as the Father of Revolutionary Thoughts in India.

Swadeshi, boycott and national education. His programme consisted of Swadeshi, boycott and national education. He preached and encouraged the use of Swadeshi and the boycott of foreign goods to eradicate poverty and unemployment. He wanted to remove social evils from the form and arouse the feelings of nationalism through national criticism. He had no faith in mild protests in the form of non-cooperation with the British colonial government. On that one issue, the assertive nationalist leader had nothing in common with Mahatma Gandhi. During the last six years of his life, he parted company with the Congress and led a secluded life. Sri Aurobindo referred to him as one of mightiest prophets of nationalism. Bipin Chandra Pal made efforts to remove social and economic ills. He opposed the caste system and advocated widow remarriage. He advocated a 48-hour working week and demanded a hike in the wages of workers. He expressed his disdain for Gandhi's ways, which he criticised for being rooted in "magic" instead of "logic".[5]

As a journalist, Pal worked for Bengal Public Opinion,

The Tribune and New India, where he propagated his brand of nationalism.[7] He wrote several articles warning India of the changes happening in China and other geopolitical situations. In one of his writings, describing where the future danger for India would come from, Pal wrote under the title "Our Real Danger".[8]

References

  1. ^ Ashalatha, A.; Koropath, Pradeep; Nambarathil, Saritha (2009). "Chapter 6 – Indian National Movement" (PDF). Social Science: Standard VIII Part 1. State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT). p. 72. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  2. ^ M.K. Singh (2009). Encyclopedia Of Indian War Of Independence (1857–1947). Anmol Publications. p. 130. Bipin Chandra Pal (1858–1932) a patriot, nationalist politician, renowned orator, journalist, and writer. Bipin Chandra Pal was born on 7 November 1858 in Sylhet in a wealthy Hindu Kayastha family
  3. ^ "List of distinguished alumni". Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Making Britain". The Open University. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Bipin Chandra Pal: As much a revolutionary in politics, as in his private life". ThePrint. 12 January 2020. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Bipin Chandra Pal". YouTube. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  7. ^ Sequeira, Dolly (2018). Total History & Civics. India: Morning Star (A unit of MSB Publishers Pvt. Ltd). p. 53. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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