Upavasa Satyagraha!
The first thing you get in mind after reading it is, Gandhi.
That's what the textbooks gave for us, but...
Ever heard about a freedom fighter who passed away in Lahore Jail after a
63 Day Hunger Strike ???
Today's the Jayanti of
#JATINDRANATH_DAS who was
The first thing you get in mind after reading it is, Gandhi.
That's what the textbooks gave for us, but...
Ever heard about a freedom fighter who passed away in Lahore Jail after a
63 Day Hunger Strike ???
Today's the Jayanti of
#JATINDRANATH_DAS who was
just 24 when he sacrificed his life.
Member of Anushilan Samithi, learnt the art of bomb making from Sachindranath Sanyal and became an accomplice of Bhagath Singh.
His first stint of Hunger Strike was at Mymansingh Jail where he went without food for 20 days until the Jail
Member of Anushilan Samithi, learnt the art of bomb making from Sachindranath Sanyal and became an accomplice of Bhagath Singh.
His first stint of Hunger Strike was at Mymansingh Jail where he went without food for 20 days until the Jail
Superintendent Apologised for harsh treatment of Political Prisoners.
For most of us it's highly impossible to stay without food for 24 hours, maximum another 6 hours, but here was a man who lived without food for nearly 1,500 Hours to ensure the Political Prisoners &
For most of us it's highly impossible to stay without food for 24 hours, maximum another 6 hours, but here was a man who lived without food for nearly 1,500 Hours to ensure the Political Prisoners &
Freedom Fighters at Lahore Jail get Good Food, Clothes and Respect.
Subhash Chandra Bose, who was there at Howrah Railway Station to receive his Deadbody said
Jatindranath is "Young Dadhichee of Bharat" while leading the Funeral Procession.
Bose chronicled subsequently,
Subhash Chandra Bose, who was there at Howrah Railway Station to receive his Deadbody said
Jatindranath is "Young Dadhichee of Bharat" while leading the Funeral Procession.
Bose chronicled subsequently,
“As the days rolled by, one by one the hunger-strikers dropped off, but young Jatin was invincible. He never hesitated, never faltered for one small second but marched straight on towards death & freedom.
Every heart in the country melted but the heart of the bureaucracy didn't
Every heart in the country melted but the heart of the bureaucracy didn't
So Jatin died on September 13th. But he died a martyr’s death.
Bose wrote, “In this connection, the attitude of the MKG was inexplicable. Evidently, the martyrdom of Jatin Das, which had stirred the heart of the country, did not make any impression on him. The pages of
Bose wrote, “In this connection, the attitude of the MKG was inexplicable. Evidently, the martyrdom of Jatin Das, which had stirred the heart of the country, did not make any impression on him. The pages of
Young India ordinarily filled with observations on all political events and also on topics like health, diet, etc., had nothing to say about the incident. A follower of MKG, who was also a close friend of the deceased, wrote to him inquiring as to why he had said nothing
about the event. MKG replied to the effect that he had purposely refrained from commenting, because if he had done so, he would have been forced to write something unfavourable”
What did MKG has to say about this?
In a letter to Mahadev Desai on September 22, 1929, MKG Wrote
What did MKG has to say about this?
In a letter to Mahadev Desai on September 22, 1929, MKG Wrote
"As yet I cannot write anything about Jatin. I am not surprised that what may be called our own circle fails to understand me. Personally, I have not the least doubt regarding the correctness of my view. I see no good in this agitation. I have been obliged to keep silent
because what I would say might be misused".
On October 08, 1929,
Gandhi wrote to Bhupendra nath bannerjee,
I have preferred to observe silence over the self-immolation of Jatindra Nath Das because I feel that by writing on it I would have done more harm to the country's cause
On October 08, 1929,
Gandhi wrote to Bhupendra nath bannerjee,
I have preferred to observe silence over the self-immolation of Jatindra Nath Das because I feel that by writing on it I would have done more harm to the country's cause
than good. There are many things on this earth on which I hold decided opinions but I retain those opinions to myself when I think that expression of those opinions can serve no useful purpose.
#NotMyMahatma
#ForgottenHeroes
#VANDEMATARAM
#NotMyMahatma
#ForgottenHeroes
#VANDEMATARAM
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