Rajendra Lahiri
Rajendra Nath Lahiri | |
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Born | (1901-06-29)29 June 1901 Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bangladesh) |
Died | 17 December 1927(1927-12-17) (aged 26) Gonda, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Nationality | British Indian |
Education | Banaras Hindu University |
Occupation | Revolutionary |
Organization | Hindustan Republican Association |
Movement | Indian independence movement |
Father | Kshitish Mohan Lahiri |
Rajendra Nath Lahiri (29 June 1901 — 17 December 1927), known simply as Rajendra Lahiri, was an Indian revolutionary, who was a mastermind behind the Kakori conspiracy and Dakshineshwar bombing. He was active member of Hindustan Republican Association aimed at ousting the British from India.[1]
Early life
Rajendra Lahiri was born on 29 June 1901 in the village of Lahiri Mohanpur in a Bengali Brahmin family of Pabna District, Bengal Presidency (now in Lahiri Mohanpur, ullapara, Sirajgonj, Bangladesh). His father, Kshitish Mohan Lahiri, owned a large estate there.[2][3]
Dakshineswar bomb incident
Lahiri took part in the Dakshineswar bombing incident and absconded. He went to Benares and started studying. He was a M.A. student in Department of History, Banaras Hindu University when the revolutionary activities started in United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh). He joined the Hindustan Republican Association along with some of his Bengali friends.[4]
Kakori conspiracy
He was Mastermind behind the Kakori train robbery on 9 August 1925. He was arrested and tried in the previous bomb case of Dakshineswar in Bengal and sent to jail for ten years rigorous imprisonment. When the legal proceedings started in Lucknow for the train robbery, he was also included in the Kakori conspiracy case and tried with several other revolutionaries.[5]
Death
He was found guilty after a long trial and was hanged in the Gonda district jail on 17 December 1927, two days before the scheduled date, along with Thakur Roshan Singh, Ashfaq Ullah and Ram Prasad Bismil.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Engineer, Asghar Ali (2006). They Too Fought for India's Freedom: The Role of Minorities. Hope India Publications. ISBN 978-81-7871-091-4.
- ^ "Some Prominent Martyrs of India's Freedom Struggle". All India Congress Committee. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Official Website of West Bengal Correctional Services, India – Martyrs for India's Freedom". wbcorrectionalservices.gov.in. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Rajendra Lahiri Death Anniversary: अंग्रेजों ने दो दिन पहले क्यों दे थी फांसी". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Remembering Rajendranath Lahiri, the Revolutionary Who Threw Away His 'Sacred' Thread". The Wire. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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