Benoy Basu

Benoy Basu

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  • Name:
  • Benoy Basu
  • Other Name:
  • Benoy Krishna Basu
  • Born:
  • September 11, 1908
  • Died:
  • December 13, 1930

Benoy Basu Biography

Benoy Basu was a revolutionary leader and freedom fighter from Bengal who lost his life at a very young age of just 22 in the struggles for Indian freedom. He along with Badal Gupta and Dinesh Gupta were the key members of attack on the Secretariat Building - the Writers' Building in the Dalhousie square in Kolkata in 1930. Though the group managed to kill Col NS Simpson, the Inspector General of Prisons, infamous for ill-treating Bengal prisoners, he couldn’t save his life. When his group couldn’t resist British attack, he shot himself.

 

Basu was born on 11 September 1908 in Rohitbhog village of present-day Bangladesh. His father was an engineer. He completed Matriculation from Dhaka and enrolled into the Mitford Medical School. It was during those days when he got attracted towards the revolutionary ideas of Hemchandra Ghosh. He joined 'Mukti Sangha', and couldn’t complete his medical studies due to his revolutionary activities. He joined Bengal Volunteers and started a local unit at Dacca. He was also associated with the death of Lowman, the Inspector General of Police. He badly injured Hodson, the Superintendent of police. A reward of 10,000 rupees was also announced. He shifted to a peaceful place in North Kolkata.

 

The Inspector General of Prisons, Col NS Simpson was infamous for his cruelty to Indian prisoners in jail. So revolutionists decided to teach British a lesson. Badal Gupta and Dinesh Gupta were also in the group who decided to kill Simpson. They also planned an attack on the Secretariat Building - the Writers' Building in the Dalhousie square in Kolkata. The other two prominent members of the conspiracy included Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta. The three disguised themselves as foreigners entered the Writers' Building. Though they could kill Simpson, they got badly injured as British men opened fire at them. Though they were able to injure a few British officials, the group of 3 was not enough to fight against the British force.

 

Badal took Potassium cyanide while his friends shot with their pistol. The sacrifice of these three young students influenced the revolutionary activities in Bengal a lot. The Dalhousie Square was later renamed B.B.D. Bagh after Indian independence paying respect to the three young revolutionaries.

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Updated: June 16, 2014

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