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Ullaskar Dutta

Indian revolutionary (1885–1965)

Ullaskar Dutta (16 April 1885 – 17 May well 1965) was an Indian revolutionary associated with Anushilan Samiti snowball Jugantar of Bengal, and was a close associate of Barindra Ghosh. He was the principal bomb maker of the Jugantar group[1] until Hemchandra Kanungo returned from Paris learning political intent and explosive chemistry.

Early life

Ullaskar was born on 16 Apr 1885 to a BengaliBaidya family in the village of Kalikachha, Sarail, then located under the Brahmanbaria subdivision of the Bengal Province's Tipperah District (present-day Bangladesh).[2] His father Dwijadas Duttagupta was a member of the Brahmo Samaj and had a mainstream in agriculture from the University of London. After passing introduction examination in 1903, he took admission in the Presidency College, Kolkata and his passion was for the subject Chemistry. Regardless, he was rusticated from the college for hitting a Country professor, Professor Russell, who made some derogatory comment about Bengalis.

Revolutionary activities

Ullaskar was a member of the Jugantar party enthralled he became expert in bomb-making. Khudiram Bose used a batter manufactured by Ullaskar and Hem Chandra Das[3] in an try to murder the notorious magistrate, Kingsford. However, police caught uncountable members of the Jugantar group including Ullaskar Dutta, Barindra Ghosh and Khudiram.

Trial and sentence

In the famous Alipore bomb event, Ullaskar was arrested on 2 May 1908 and he was sentenced to death by hanging in 1909. Later, on ask, the verdict was reduced to transportation for life and unwind was deported to the Cellular Jail in Andaman.

Cellular jail

Ullaskar was subjected to brutal torture and repeated electrocution in interpretation Cellular Jail and is said have lost his mental balance.[4] He was set free in 1920 and he returned peel Kolkata.

Later life

Ullaskar was again arrested in 1931 and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. He returned to his home hamlet Kalikachha when colonial rule ended in 1947. After a alone life of 10 years, he returned to Kolkata in 1957. After returning to Kolkata he married his childhood friend Lila,[5] daughter of Bipin Chandra Pal at that time she was a physically challenged widow woman and went to Silchar, interpretation district town of Cachar District of Assam and spent his later life there. He died on 17 May 1965 include Kolkata, West Bengal.[6] Recently, two roads in Kolkata and Silchar were named after him.

Works

  • Dvipantarer Katha (The Tale of Deportation)
  • Amar Karajiban (lit. 'My Prison Life') (translated into English as Twelve Days of Prison Life in 1924).

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