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    aii,| __ DESHBANDHU =| CHITTARANJAN DAS HE SACRIFICED HIS ALL FOR THE COUNTRY Ree USE LeU yh Jem Re The route to your roots When they look back at their formative years, many Indians nostalgically recall the vital part Amar Chitra Katha picture books have played in their lives. It was ACK - Amar Chitra Katha - that first gave them a glimpse of their glorious heritage. Since they were introduced in 1967, there are now over 400 Amar Chitra Katha titles to choose from. Over 90 million copies have been sold worldwide. Now the Amar Chitra Katha titles are even more widely available in 1000+ bookstores all across India. Log on to www.ack-media.com fo locate a bookstore near you. If you do not have access to a boakstore, you can buy all the titles through our online store ‘www.amarchitrakatha.com. We provide quick delivery anywhere in the world. To make it easy for you to locate the titles of your choice from our treasure trove of titles, the books are now arranged in five categories. Epics and Mytho Best known stories from the Epics and the Puranas Indian Classics Enchanting tales from Indian literature Fables and Humour Evergreen folktales, legends and tales of wisdom and humour Bravehearts Stirring toles of brave men and women of India Visionaries Inspiring tales of thinkers, social reformers and nation builders Script H.Atmaram Cover itsration by: Ramesk: Grateful hanks to the Deshbandhu Chitaranjan Due htemeseli Cusisities, Kolkata, for visual refrences and authentication of seript Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd id, 1985, Reprinied February 2012, ISBN 976-81-89999-62-9 Published & Printed by Ari Chitra Katha Pvt id, The Forum, 3d Floor, Raghuovanshi ill Compound, S6.Marg, Lower Parc (W), Mumbai 400 013, india Fer Consumer Comolas Cont Tels 9-22 40407696 Tat coreerserseegere eda cer © Amar Chitra Kat DESHBANDHU HITTARANJAN DAS| py— CHITTARANJAN DAS WAS BORN IN CALCUTTA ON NOVEMBER 5, 1870, IN A FAMILY OF EMINENT | |e LAWYERS. WHEN HE WAS 20, 50 /T WAS NATURAL THAT HIS FATHER SHOULD WANT HIM TO BECOME AN 1.C:$. OFFICER. N CHITTO, YOU WILL 7A\\| GQ. To LONDON FoR THE 1.¢.8. EXAMINATION. BUT... FATHER... WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT... YOUR DEBTS... DON'T WORRY, SON. | HAVE SET ASIDE ENOUGH FOR YOUR EXPENSES! AND SO EHITTARANJAN ARRIVED IN LONDO: = ONE DAY IN 1892 — 7 DAS, HAVE YOU HEARD THE LATEST 2 THE LIBERAL PARTY HAS CHOSEN DADABHAI NAOROWI AS GH OF ITS CANDIDATES FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION. HE MUST WIN. 1 WOULD MEAN STRONG VOICE FOR INDIA IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT THAT'S: GREAT DBS TOOK AN ACTIVE INTEREST IM THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN. AROUND THAT TIME LORD SALISBURY, A MINISTER, REFERRED TO DADABHAI AS "THAT BLACK MAN". +.LET ME REPEAT— THE HONOURABLE MINISTER 1S WELL WITHIN HIS RIGHTS TO CRITICIZE THE POLICIES OF HIS OPPONENT, BUT NOT HIS PERSON. Th FACT HE WHOM THE MinievER CALLS “BLACK” AND A FAR 'S A SHADE FAIRER THAN FINER PER®ON THe minieTeR Himaccet / EM Too! |PADBBHA! NAOROJ!, THE FOUNDER. OF THE FRIENDS OF INDIA SOCIETY, WAS A POPULAR AND RESPECTED PERSONALITY ON THE BRITISH POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCENE. BUT HE LOST THE ELECTION BY ANARROW MARGIN. BUT IF HI6 FATHER WAS DISAPPOINTED, HE DID NOT SHOW IT IM THE LETTER HE WROTE jo on. NEVER MIND, cHITTO, 00 nov Be DISNeARTENED| “AKe UP LAW. You WERE BORN INA FAMILY OF LAWYERS. ANC ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS COST CHITTARANJAM HIS ENTRY INTO THE CIVIL SERVICE. THE DRY THE RESULTS WERE ANNOUNCED — p> Th ie DAS TOOK HIS FATHER'S ADVICE, WAS CALLED TO THE BAR THE SAME YEAR, AND SET SAIL Fon IDA et (eae =———” Se 17S YOUR DEBTS. THEY'VE WORN YOU DOWN. WHEN HE GOT HOME — 1’ GOOD TO HAVE YOu Back,| CHITTO. , BUT THEY WON'T ANY he MORE, NOW THAT YOu ARE HERE 70 TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING. IRTED PRACTICE AT THE CALCUTTA COURT. THE FIRST DAYS WERE A STRUGGLE. HE HAD TO 056 STAI WAIT FOR CLIENTS. Tit THOSE DAYS DANGERS HAD THEIR OWN | [HE USUALLY WENT TO THE COURT BY CARRIAGES. BUT OAS COULD NOT AS YET TRAM AND RETURNED HOME ON FOOT. le! 4 oa Lt } CANA ‘ONE TICKET TO ESPLANADE, PLEASE. J BABU, You must TAKE UP MY CASE. i ‘BUT IN 1896 A FRESH CONTINGENCY AROSE 1 S100D A MAN THIRTS AT HOME. THOUSAND RUPEES IN SURETY AND THE FELLOW 1AM DEEP IN HAS VANISHED ! HIS CREDITORS DEBT AS IT IS. TOO WILL PESTER US. WE'LL AND NOW THIS. WE WILL JOINTLY FILE AN INSOLVENCY PETITION IMAGINE THE DISGRACE. PEOPLE WILL SHUN US. YOUR PRACTICE WILL BE RUINED, NO!NOENOT THAT! FATHER, IF MY CLIENTS ARE CONVINCED THAT LAM A COMPETENT BARRISTER, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO COME TOME! HIS FATHER RELUCTANTLY GAVE IN. IN SPITE OF THESE PRESSURES, DAS FOUND TIME TO WRITE POBTRY, A PURSUIT HE EXCELLED| IN AND ENJOYED. HIS FIRST ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS; MALANCHA, WAS PUBLISHED IN 1896. z Iyer Bie, wh wpe (0 POEM Sine Safe t 1 Se ARE a matie eg rere one Crane 20" bug oy UM Gove Mts mas Cae Tew ar 962% Br nt one 1 en ate aie aes mt one 3 CONTENTS HGWEVER WAS TOO EM FOR THE REFORMIST BRAHMO SAMAS WHICH HE BELONGED. HIS WORKS CLEARLY INDICATE THAT \==53 Roteclaateonne nan iets ens a ELDERS. [AROUND THIS TIME, PAS"S MARRIAGE WAS DAS WON THE ORY AND WAS MARRIED TO FIXED. PIQUED BY THE YOUNG MAN'S cRIT}- | |BASANTI DEVI IN 1897, ACCORDING 70 BRAHMO| CiSM, THE ACHARYAS OF BRAKMO SAMA RITES, WITH THE ACHARYAS AS WITNESSES. DECIDED TO BOYCOTT THE WEDDING. BUT PAS INSISTED THAT THEY HEAR HIM OUT BEFORE THEY DiD. “AND $0 | CONCLUDE —WE BRAHMO SAMAUISTS CALL >| ourselves Reronmars®. ef , vA COUN A |i a VA ‘# a person whe works to change things from wihin sacety aana) efi am Ee AA Mi SEVERAL YOUNG MEN SERIOUSLY THOUGHT OF RESORTING TO ARMS TO OVERTHROW THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. THEY LOOKED TO AUROBINDO FOR GUIDANCE. 2 h Fi DAS WAS, FOR SOME TIME, ASSOCIATED WITH THESE REVOLUTIONARIES . BUT HE HAD PRIETICALLY GIVEN UP ACTIVE POLITICS TO CONCENTRATE ON HIS LEGAL CAREER. AND THERE HIS REPUTATION STEADILY GAINED GROUND AND SO DID HIS INCOME) HE WAS CROSS EXAMINATION. \ EQUALLY SUCCESSFUL IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES, ANG EARNED FAME FOR HIS SKILL IN PA A) MEANWHILE THE GOVERNMENT HAD TAKEN REVOLUTIONARIES .ONE DAY — PAS! AUROBINGO Ta HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ALIPORE CONSPIRACY, SEVERAL STEPS TO CURB THE ACTIVITIES OF THE GHOSE 100 ARRESTED! \, AND WITH BARELY ANY FUNDS FOR DEFENCE | KNOWING THIS DAS ACCEPTED THE BRIEF EVEN THOUGH 17 MEANT A SET-BACK IN HIS OWN INCOME, ANOTHER ROUND OF BORROWING, AND HARDSHIP FOR THE FAMILY. NIGHT AND OBY HE PORED OVER HIS LAW BOOKS OBLIVIOUS OF ALi ELSE.THE TRIAL BEGHM IN 1906. ‘AN WENT ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HIS CONCLUDING APPRESS TO THE dURY ITSELF OOK NINE DAYS | PRESENTED IN THE FIRST PERSON, IT HAD TAKEM INTO ACCOUNT THE SOME OR BUROEINCDS 2O NOT IMPUTE TO ME CRIMES | AM NOT GUILTY OF, DEEDS AGAINST WHICH MY WHOLE NATURE REVOLTS AND WHICH, HAVING REGARD TO MY MENTAL

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