Baikuntha Shukla (15 May 1907 – 14 May 1934) was an Indian nationalist and revolutionary. He was the nephew of Yogendra Shukla, one of the founders of

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(HSRA). He was hanged for murdering Phanindra Nath Ghosh who had become a government approver which led to hanging of

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and

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Early life

Shukla was born on 15 May 1907 (The same day as that of another revolutionary-

) in the village of

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). He got his elementary education at his village and became a teacher in a lower primary school in village Mathurapur. He took active part in

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in 1930 and was imprisoned in Patna Camp Jail. He was released along with other Satyagrahis after the

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. Later he came in contact with the members of the

and became a revolutionary.

Death

Phonindra Nath Ghosh, hitherto a key member of the

had treacherously betrayed the cause by turning an approver, giving evidence, which led to the execution of

and

. Shukla was commissioned to plan the execution of Ghosh as an act of ideological vendetta which he carried out successfully on 9 November 1932. He was arrested and tried for the killing. Shukla was convicted and hanged in

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Central Jail on 14 May 1934. He was 27 years old.

References

Official biography given by the Government of India when a stamp was released on him. *Nand Kishore Shukla, ''The Trial of Baikunth Sukul: A Revolutionary Patriot'', Har-Anand, 1999, 403 pages, . {{DEFAULTSORT:Shukla, Baikuntha People from Bihar Revolutionary movement for Indian independence Indian revolutionaries Indian socialists Executed revolutionaries 20th-century executions by British India Executed Indian people People executed by British India by hanging 1907 births 1934 deaths People from Muzaffarpur district