Jatindra Nath Das
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Jatindra Nath Das (
Early life
Das was born in 1904 at
On 14 June 1929, he was again arrested for revolutionary activities on making the bomb which was thrown in the center of Assembly hall during a regular session by Bhagat Singh and Batukeswar Dutt and was
Hunger strike
In
Das's hunger strike started on 13 July 1929 and lasted 63 days. The jail authority took measures to forcibly feed him and the other independence activists. Eventually, the jail authority recommended his unconditional release, but the government rejected the suggestion and offered to release him on bail.
Death and aftermath
Das died on 13 September 1929.
After his death, the Viceroy informed London that "Mr. Das of the Conspiracy Case, who was on hunger strike, died this afternoon at 1 p.m. Last night, five of the hunger strikers gave up their hunger strike. So, there are only Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt who are on strike."[4]
Tributes were paid by almost every leader in the country. Mohammad Alam and Gopi Chand Bhargava resigned from the Punjab Legislative Council in protest. Motilal Nehru proposed the adjournment of the Central Assembly as a censure against the inhumanity of the Lahore prisoners. The censure motion was carried by 55 votes against 47. Jawaharlal Nehru said "Another name has been added to the long and splendid roll of Indian martyrs. Let us bow our heads and pray for strength to act to carry on the struggle, however long it may be and whatever consequences, till the victory is ours ".
Bose described Das as the "young Dadhichi of India", referring to the well known mythological yogi Dadhichi who sacrificed his life for the sake of killing a demon.
Popular culture
Tamil writer Ki. Rajanarayanan's semi-historical novel Gopallapurathu Makkal (1989) makes a reference to Das.
In the 2002 film The Legend of Bhagat Singh, the character of Das was played by Amitabh Bhattacharjee.[5] A 35-minute documentary film titled Immortal Martyr Jatin Das was released in 2009.[1]
See also
- Batukeshwar Dutt
- Pritilata Waddedar
- Potti Sreeramulu
- Thileepan
- Bhagat Singh
- Chandra Shekhar Azad
- Bagha Jatin
References
- ^ ISBN 978-9-35150-543-3.
- ^ Indian Post article
- ^ Ghosh, Durba (4–5 April 2003). Britain's Global War on Terrorism:containing political violence and insurgency in the interwar years. How Empire Mattered: Imperial Structures and Globalization in the Era of British Imperialism. Berkeley, CA. Archived from the original (DOC) on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2007.
- ISBN 978-81-241-0700-3.
- ^ Amitabh Bhattacharjee. IMDb
Further reading
- Nair, Neeti (May 2009). "Bhagat Singh as 'Satyagrahi': The Limits to Non-violence in Late Colonial India". Modern Asian Studies. 43 (3). Cambridge University Press: 649–681. S2CID 143725577.
External links
- Indian Post article
- The Pioneer article by Balbir Punj