Thread by @sheshapatangi1

In his autobiography, he wrote that he is afraid that contribution of revolutionaries in freedom movement will be erased & hence writing the same.

And the writer was #SachindranathSanyal – The Freedom Fighter Who Was Imprisoned at CellularJail, TWICE & also the Founder of

Hindustan Republic Association.

Before reading further, think about this, why so called historians made Bhagath famous, but not his mentor?

Well, the answer is Sanyal also wrote Mercy Petitions & which was common.
His autobiography “BANDI JEEVAN” gives you many incidents which

were otherwise hidden from Distorians.
Sachindranath was born at Varanasi on April 03,1893.
At a young age, Sachindra Nath took a vow to liberate the motherland from the clutches of the British rule. He had stated: “When I was a child, I had taken a pledge due to various

reasons that India needs to be liberated, and for that, I will have to plan my life strategically”. Determined to fight the oppressive British rule, he started participating in revolutionary activities from a young age.

In 1913, when he was just 20 years old, he opened a

chapter of the revolutionary organization ‘Anushlian Samiti’ in Benaras. He used to organize fitness activities and motivate youth to fight for the motherland.

It was 1915, Sachindra Nath and Rash Bihari Bose were involved the Ghadar Party’s armed rebellion plan to overthrow

British rule. Sanyal trained the youth in revolutionary tactics and prepared them for the uprising. But to their misfortune, their plan was leaked to the British and led to the arrest of Sachindra whereras Rash Bihari Bose escaped to Japan. At that time, Sachindranath Sanyal was

considered the senior-most leader of India’s revolutionary movement.

Sachindra was sentenced to life and deported to the Cellular Jail for his involvement in the Benaras Conspiracy; his house was also confiscated by the British.

On August 18, 1916, Sachindra reached Andaman

and like many other prisoners, was subjected to cruel treatment which eventually took a toll on his health. In 1920 in the wake of the victory of Britain and its allies in the First World War, the British had freed many prisoners, among them Sachindra Nath.

(Note that they all wrote Mercy Petitions, All Political Prisoners Were Released Except Savarkar Brothers)

The harrowing time spent at the Cellular Jail did not break the spirit of Sachindra and as advised by Savarkar, he continued with his revolutionary ways. He co-founded

Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) which was later renamed to Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) & mentored great freedom fighters such as Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Bhagwati Chandra Vohra among others.
Sachindra Nath was arrested again in 1924 for what was

considered as a provocative speech against the government. He was sent for the second time to the Cellular Jail for his involvement in the Kakori raid.
This time his stay was longer, and he was once again subjected to cruel treatment, which took a huge toll on his health.

He had contracted Tuberculosis and was released from Jail due to his deteriorating health condition in 1937. However, this was not the end of his jail confinement and Sachindra continued to participate in the freedom struggle. He was again imprisoned in Rajasthan in 1939 & in

Uttar Pradesh in 1942. He was later moved to Gorakhpur jail where he succumbed to TB and joined Eshwara on February 6, 1943.

The countless sacrifices made by freedom fighters like him have paved the way for India’s freedom and not just 2 individuals as portrayed.

Sachindra Nath Sanyal strove till his last breath to fulfil the vow he had taken to free Bharath from foreign yoke & today hardly anybody remember him.

#Legends
#BharatiyaSwatantryaSangram
#VANDEMATARAM