সূর্ যসসন (Surjo Sen)

Native name
Born Surya Kumar Sen

22 March 1894
Noapara, Raozan, Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency, British
India
(now Bangladesh)
Died 12 January 1934 (aged 39)
Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India
Organization Indian National CongressAnushilan Samiti
Known for Chittagong armoury raid
Movement Indian Independence movement

Surya Sen, also called Surjya Sen (Bengali: সূর্ যসসন, Surjo Sen) (22 March 1894 – 12 January
1934) was a Bengali Indianrevolutionary who was influential in the Indian independence
movement against British rule in India and is best known for leading the 1930 Chittagong armoury
raid in Chittagong in British India (now in Bangladesh).
Sen was a school teacher by profession and was popularly known as Master Da ("da" is
a honorific suffix in Bengali language). He was influenced by the nationalist ideals in 1916 while he
was a student of B.A. in Behrampore College.[1] In 1918, he was selected as president of the Indian
National Congress's Chittagong branch.[2]
Surya Sen, was known his actions in recruiting a group of young and passionate revolutionaries
known as the Chittagong group including Anant Singh, Ganesh Ghosh and Lokenath Baul, who
fought against the British stationed in Chittagong.[3]
He was an active participant in the Non-cooperation movement and was later arrested and
imprisoned for 2 years from 1926 to 1928 for his revolutionary activities. A brilliant and inspirational
organizer, Sen was fond of saying "Humanism is a special virtue of the revolutionary." [3]
After the Chittagong raid in 1930 and a fierce battle where over 80 British troops and 12
revolutionaries were killed, Sen and other surviving revolutionaries dispersed into small groups and
hid in neighbouring villages, launching raids on government personnel and property. Sen was
arrested on 16 April 1933, tried and was hanged on the 12 January 1934. Many of his fellow
revolutionaries were also caught and sentenced to long periods of imprisonment.[3]

Early life[edit]

Sen wanted for 10,000 taka, poster distributed by the Inspector general of the Police Division of Undivided
Bengal in 1932.

Sen was born on 22 March 1894[4] in a Baidya family at Noapara, under Raozan
Upazila in Chittagong. His father Ramaniranjan Sen was a teacher. In 1916, when he was a B.A.
student in Berhampore College he learned about Indian freedom movement from one of his
teachers. He felt attracted towards revolutionary ideals and joined the revolutionary
organization Anushilan Samity. After completing his studies he returned to Chittagong in 1918 and
became a Mathematics teacher at National school, Nandankanan . At that time, Indian National
Congress was the most prominent political party there.[citation needed]

Chittagong armoury raid[edit]

Main article: Chittagong armoury raid
Sen led a group of revolutionaries on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces
from the Chittagong armoury.[5] The plan was elaborate and included seizing of arms from the
armoury as well as destruction of communication system of the city (including telephone, telegraph
and railway), thereby isolating Chittagong from the rest of British India.[5] However, although the
group gained the arms, they failed to get capture the ammunition. They hoisted the Indian National
Flag on the premises of the armoury, and then escaped. A few days later, a large fraction of the
revolutionary group was cornered in the nearby Jalalabad Hills by the British troops. In the ensuing
fight, twelve Revolutionaries died, many were arrested, while some managed to flee, including
Sen.[5]

Arrest and death[edit]

Sen stayed in hiding, and kept moving from one place to another. Sometimes he took up a job as a
workman, a farmer, a priest, a house worker or even hid as a pious Muslim. This is how he avoided
being captured by the British.
He hid in the house of a man called Netra Sen. But Netra Sen informed the British of his hiding
place, and the police came and captured him in February 1933. Before Netra Sen could be
rewarded by the British, a revolutionary came into his house and beheaded him with da (a long
knife). As Netra Sen's wife was a big supporter of Surya Sen, she never disclosed the name of the
revolutionary who killed Netra Sen. Another revolutionary named Tarakeswar Dastidar was also
hanged together with Sen, after being brutally tortured by the British. He was buried at sea.
His last letter was written to his friends and said: "Death is knocking at my door. My mind is flying
away towards eternity ...At such a pleasant, at such a grave, at such a solemn moment, what shall I
leave behind you? Only one thing, that is my dream, a golden dream-the dream of Free India...
Never forget the 18th of April,1930, the day of the eastern Rebellion in Chittagong... Write in red
letters in the core of your hearts the names of the patriots who have sacrificed their lives at the altar
of India’s freedom."

 The gallows in Chittagong Central Jail, where Sen was hanged. The Government of
Bangladesh has designated it a historical monument.

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American minister

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Born: 15 January 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Assassinated: 4 April 1968, St. Joseph's Hospital, Memphis

Famous speech: I Have a Dream

Education: Boston University School of Theology (1951–1955), MORE

Quotes
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.

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I Have a Dream 1963

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Strength to Love 1963

The Classroom
Vocabulary Pronunciation Translation
das Klassenzimmer dahs KLAH-sehn-tsee-mehr classroom
die Klasse dee KLAH-seh class
die Schüler dee SCHÖ-lehr students
die Schulbank dee SHOOL-bahnk school bench
der Stuhl dehr SHTOOL chair
die Tafel dee TAH-fehl chalkboard
der Schwamm dehr SHVAHM sponge
die Kreide dee KRIY-deh chalk
die Weißwandtafel dee VIYS-vahnd-tah-fehl whiteboard
der Beamer dehr BEEM-ehr projector
das Lehrerpult dahs LEH-rehr-poolt teacher's desk
der Kugleschreiber dehr KOO-gehl-shriy-behr pen
das Lehrbuch dahs LEH-rehr-booh textbook
das Klassenbuch dahs KLAH-sehn-booh class register
Der Füller Ink Pen

Der Radiergummi Rubber

Der Klebstift Glue Stick

Das Buch Book

Der Bleistift Pencil

Der Spitzer Pencil Sharpener