Sachindra Prasad Bose ( bn, শচীন্দ্র প্রসাদ বসু) (died February 1941) was an

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activist and follower of Sir Surendranath Banerjee. He was the son-in-law of the moderate Brahmo leader,

Krishna Kumar Mitra Krishna Kumar Mitra (1852–1936) was an Indian freedom fighter, journalist and leader of the Brahmo Samaj. He is remembered for his contributions to the Swadeshi movement through his journal ''Sanjibani''. Early life and education Krishna Kum ...

On 4 November 1905, when he was a fourth year student of Ripon College,

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, he took initiative to form the Anti-Circular Society in protest against the circular issued by R. W. Carlyle, then Chief Secretary of the Government of Bengal instructing Magistrates and Collectors to take stern measures against students involved in politics. He became its secretary and Krishna Kumar Mitra became its president.Sengupta, Subodh Chandra (ed.) (1988) ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (in Bengali), Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad, p.505 He, along with Kanungo, designed and unfurled the Calcutta Flag on 7 August 1906 in Parsi Bagan Square (Greer Park) in

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. In 1908, he was arrested and sent to the

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jail. After his release, he worked as the editor of a magazine named ''Vyavsa O Vanijya''.

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