Tarakeshwar Sengupta (, 15 April 1905 - 16 September 1931) was an Indian independence activist who took part in the

Chittagong Armoury Raid The Chittagong Uprising termed by the British as Chittagong Armoury Raid, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury of Bengal Province in British India (now in Bangladesh) ...

. He was a member of revolutionary group of ''Masterda''

Surya Sen Surya Sen, also known as Surya Kumar Sen (22 March 189412 January 1934), was an Indian revolutionary and played a significant role in the Indian independence movement against British rule. He is best known for leading the Chittagong Armoury ...

Early life

Sengupta was born on 15 April 1905 in Gaila village of

Barisal District Barisal District, officially Barishal District () is a district in south-central Bangladesh, it was formerly called Bakerganj district, and established in 1797. Its headquarters is in Barisal city, which is also the headquarters of Barisal ...

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another ...

at present

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, in a Bengali middle-class family. He was inspired with the idea of patriotism in his family environment.

Revolutionary activities

Tarakeshwar Sengupta was a social workers. Connected with the Gaila branch of the

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 ...

, he was also attached with the Sankar Math and Gaila Sevasram. Sengupta was arrested and imprisoned for a few months. He joined the

Salt Satyagraha The Salt march, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March, and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of non violent civil disobedience in colonial India, led by Mahatma Gandhi. The 24-day march lasted from 12 March 1930 to 6 April 1930 as a di ...

and was again arrested in D.I rule and sent to Hijli Jail.

Death

On 16 September 1931 police shot and killed Tarakeshwar Sengupta along with Santosh Kumar Mitra in

Hijli Detention Camp Hijli Detention Camp (now called Shaheed Bhavan, IIT Kharagpur), is a former detention camp operated during the period of British colonial rule in India. Located in Hijli, beside Kharagpur, (a part of former Hijli Kingdom) in the district of M ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sengupta, Tarakeshwar 1905 births 1931 deaths Anti-British establishment revolutionaries from East Bengal People from Agailjhara Upazila Indian revolutionaries Revolutionary movement for Indian independence Indian independence activists from Bengal Brojomohun College alumni 20th-century Indian people People from the Bengal Presidency