Pradyut Kumar Bhattacharya (3 November 1913 — 12 January 1933) was a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

revolutionary and activist of the

Indian freedom movement The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events in South Asia with the ultimate aim of ending British colonial rule. It lasted until 1947, when the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed. The first nationalistic movement to ...

. He was hanged in Midnapore Central jail.

Revolutionary activities

Pradayot Kumar Bhattacharya was born in Midnapore, British India. His father's name was Bhabataran Bhattacharya. He joined in the anti-British movement and

Jugantar Jugantar or Yugantar ( ''Jugantor''; lit. ''New Era'' or ''Transition of an Epoch'') was one of the two main secret revolutionary trends operating in Bengal for Indian independence. This association, like Anushilan Samiti, started in the g ...

group while studying in Midnapore College. The revolutionaries of the

Bengal Volunteers Bengal Volunteers Corps was an underground revolutionary group against the British rule of India. The group was functional from its inception in 1928 to the Indian independence. The beginning Subhas Chandra Bose organised a group of voluntee ...

decided to assassinate ruthless Second magistrate Robert Doglas because he was responsible for killing two unarmed activists in Hijli Detention Camp. On 30 April 1932, Prabhanshu Sekhar Pal and Bhattacharya fired on the magistrate while he was presiding over a meeting of the Zilla District Board. Pal escaped but Bhattacharya was caught on the spot with the revolver. Pradyot did not utter any name in spite of severe torture by the police. In the subsequent trial, he and the other revolutionaries were defended by

Birendranath Sasmal Birendranath Sasmal (26 October 1881 – 24 November 1934) was a Barrister and a political leader. He was known as "The Uncrowned King of Midnapore district, Midnapore" and "Deshpran" (soul of the nation), because of his love and devotion to the ...

. However, as one of Bhattacharya's brothers had turned out to be a witness for the prosecution, he could not be saved.

Death

On 12 January 1933 Bhattacharya was executed by hanging in Medinipur Central Jail but Prabhanshu remained untraced.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharya, Pradyot Kumar 1913 births 1933 deaths Revolutionary movement for Indian independence Indian nationalism Indian people convicted of murder Executed Indian revolutionaries 20th-century executions by British India People executed by British India by hanging People from Paschim Medinipur district Revolutionaries from West Bengal Indian independence activists from Bengal