Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
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Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee (1895 – 2 April 1960) was an Indian freedom fighter, revolutionary and member of Rajya Sabha.
Short biography
Jogesh Chandra became a member of the
Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) (in 1924) that later became Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.[1] He was arrested several times for revolutionary activities. He was tried in the Kakori conspiracy
case in 1926 and received rigorous imprisonment for life.
He wrote two books 1) Indian Revolutionaries In Conference 2) In Search Of Freedom (as biography)
In 1937, Jogesh Chandra joined Congress Socialist party but left it very shortly and formed a new party in 1940 with the name of United Socialist Organisation for the year 1949 only.[2]
After independence, however, he returned to the Congress and became a member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh in 1956 and remained its member till his death on 2 April 1960.[3]
Notes
- ^ Gateway of India article
- ^ "Rajyasabha Who's Who". Archived from the original on 10 June 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2006.
- ^ "List of Rajyasabha members". Archived from the original on 18 April 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2006.