Honourable mention of Sri Bipin Behari Gangopadhyay & Sri Bijoy Singha Nahar, the eminent armed revolutionaries of Anushilan Samiti. Bipin Babu inspired Gopal Mukherjee to retaliate.
There's also - Leader of Entally Shakti Sangha & Bhawanipur Lunar Club : Sri Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay (Uttam Kumar) the legendary Bengali actor. Retreat of South Calcutta began under their leadership at Bhabanipur. It had support of Shakti Sangha trainers & Hindu Mahasabha.
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👉 Thread - Lions of Bengal : Historical presence of African Lions in Rarh-Bangla
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Felis leo bengalensis proposed by Edward Turner Bennett in 1829 was a lion kept in the menagerie of the Tower of London. Bennett's essay contains a drawing titled 'Bengal lion'. In the 19th century, several zoologists described lion zoological specimen from other parts of Asia(2/
Whether it is various myths or ancient texts, the adverse forest of West Bengal comes up again and again. Traces of the ancient lion of Bengal are still found in the Sushuniya hills. There is also an ancient temple of Narsinghdev, which indicates the roaming lions (3/14)
👉★ Thread on - Samrat Danujmardan Ramnath Dev (1344-1417 AD): The mighty Hindu Monarch who crushed down Ilyas Shahis & established the Sanatani Bāṅghālā Sāmrājya. Construction of Bāṅghālā Sāmrājya, rule of Hindu Deva dynasty and integrity of the Bāṅgālī nation. (1/10)
Maharaja Danujmardandev, the seventh king of the Chandradwip Deva dynasty, established the Sanatani Bāṅghālā Sāmrājya uniting several fragmented regions of Bengal, which had been separated by invasions of Delhi Sultanate. (2/10)
Deva dynasty administrative centers were established at various places to rule the Bāṅghālā Sāmrājya,
👉 Thread on Gaudeshwar Mahipal - the Pala dynasty Monarch who resisted invasion of Gaznavids & saved Varanasi (1/16)
The first half of 10th century is remembered in Indian history for Mahmud Ghaznavi's 17 invasions of India and the destruction of countless temples. These raids caused extensive damage in Indian economy, looting the wealth of many temples. (2/16)
But despite wreaking havoc in almost the whole of northern India, Mahmud was never able to destroy the Varanasi shrine, as the powerful Pala dynasty Emperor Mahipal crushed the Ghaznavid invaders in the northwestern region. (3/16)
Thread on Gaudeshwar Madhusen who rebuilt the destructed Nalanda University -
● Gaudeshwar Paramasaugata Madhusen - the King of Bengal who defeated Turks & re-established Nalanda & Buddhagaya. (1/14)
In 1193, the Nālandā Viśhwavidyālaẏa & Baud'dhabihāra was destroyed by the Turk fanatic Bakhtiyar Khilji; this event is seen by scholars as a late milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India.(2/14)
Minhaj-i-Siraj, in his chronicle the Tabaquat-I-Nasiri (طبقات نصیری), reported that thousands of monks were burnt alive and thousands beheaded as Khilji uprooted Buddhism by sword; the burning of the library continued for several months and smoke from the burning manuscripts.(3/