117th birth anniversary of Jatindra Nath Das. At the age of 17, Jatin Das participated in Mahatma Gandhi's non-cooperation movement. He would join Anushilan Samity shortly after & become proficient in making bombs (1/n) 
He was 1st arrested in 1925 and imprisoned in Mymensingh jail where he went on hunger strike for 20 days to protest ill treatment of political prisoners. He only broke the fast after the jail super apologized (2/n)
In 1929, he was arrested again and named co-accused in the Lahore Conspiracy. On 13th July, 1929, Jatin Das began fasting in Lahore jail in protest of the inhuman living conditions provided to Indian prisoners. His fast went on for 63 days (3/n)
Several attempts were made to feed him forcibly but he didn't relent. On 13th Sep, 1929, Jatin Das died. The back wall of the prison was broken & his body was taken out through there in middle of the night, to avoid public protests (4/n)
Durga Bhabhi led the funeral procession from Lahore to Calcutta. At Howrah station, Jatin Das' body was received by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Mohd Alam & Gopichand Bhargav resigned from Punjab assembly in protest (5/n)
Motilal Nehru proposed dissolution of Central Legislature in protest of the inhuman treatment in Lahore jail. Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the following lines: (6/n)
"Another name has been added to the long and splendid roll of Indian martyrs. Let us bow our heads and pray for strength to act to carry on the struggle, however long it may be and whatever consequences, till the victory is ours" (7/n)
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