Sachindra Chandra Pal (1942 - 19 May 1961) was an Indian student who took part in the Bengali Language Movement in

Silchar Silchar is a city and the headquarters of the Cachar district of the state of Assam, India. It is located south east of Guwahati. It was founded by Captain Thomas Fisher in 1832 when he shifted the headquarters of Cachar to Janiganj in Silchar. ...

and was martyred on 19 May 1961. Sachindra Paul Road in Silchar is named in his memory.

Early life

Sachindra Chandra born in the village of Madanpur, under Nabiganj police station in the Habiganj sub-division of the undivided Sylhet district in the year 1942, to Gopesh Chandra Pal. He was the second son among six sons and one daughter. During the Partition, their family migrated to

and settled in the town. Sachindra attended the Cachar High School in Silchar and appeared for the secondary examinations in 1961. archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=186462 Tributes to language heroes of Assam/ref>

Martyrdom

The very next day after the matriculation exams, a satyagraha was being organized at the Tarapur railway station in Silchar demanding Bengali as the medium of education. Sachindra joined the satyagraha. The rail blockade programme passed off peacefully in the morning. However, in the afternoon at around 2-30 PM, a truck carrying arrested satyagrahis were passing by, when suddenly it was set on fire. When the satyagrahis protested, the military personnel posted at the site started firing indiscriminately killing Sachindra.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pal, Sachindra Chandra 1942 births 1961 deaths People from Nabiganj Upazila People from Cachar district Martyrs Bengali Hindus Bengali Language Movement of Assam activists

Early life

Martyrdom

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