Ullaskar Datta : Ullaskar Dutta : an Indian revolutionary, played a pivotal role in he Jugantar group. His bomb-making expertise and association with Anushilan Samiti left an indelible mark on India’s freedom struggle.
Born 16 April 1885
Kalikaccha, Sarail, Brahmanbaria, British India (now Chittagong, Bangladesh)
Died 17 May 1965 (aged 80)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Education Presidency University
Occupation Indian independence activist
Organisations
Jugantar
Anushilan Samiti
Known for Freedom Struggle
Movement Indian Independence movement
About Ullaskar Datt
Ullaskar Dutta (16 April 1885 – 17 May 1965) was an Indian progressive related with Anushilan Samiti and Jugantar of Bengal, and was a near relate of Barindra Ghosh. He was the central bomb creator of the Jugantar group until Hemchandra Kanungo returned from Paris learning political hypothesis and dangerous chemistry.
Early life
Ullaskar was born on 16 April 1885 to a Bengali Baidya family within the town of Kalikachha, Sarail, at that point found beneath the Brahmanbaria subdivision of the Bengal Province’s Tipperah Locale (present-day Bangladesh).[2] His father Dwijadas Duttagupta was a part of the Brahmo Samaj and had a degree in horticulture from the College of London. After passing entrance examination in 1903, he took affirmation within the Administration College, Kolkata and his enthusiasm was for the subject Chemistry. Be that as it may, he was rusticated from the college for hitting a British teacher, Teacher Russell, who made a few disdainful comment approximately Bengalis.
Revolutionary activities
Ullaskar was a part of the Jugantar party and he got to be master in bomb-making. Khudiram Bose utilized a bomb fabricated by Ullaskar and Sew Chandra Das[3] in an endeavor to kill the infamous officer, Kingsford. In any case, police caught numerous individuals of the Jugantar bunch counting Ullaskar Dutta, Barindra Ghosh and Khudiram.
Trial and sentence
In the famous Alipore bomb case, Ullaskar was captured on 2 May 1908 and he was sentenced to passing by hanging in 1909. Afterward, on request, the decision was diminished to transportation for life and he was extradited to the Cellular Imprison in Andaman.
Cellular Jail
Later life
Ullaskar was once more captured in 1931 and sentenced to 18 months detainment. He returned to his domestic town Kalikachha when colonial run the show finished in 1947. After a forlorn life of 10 a long time, he returned to Kolkata in 1957. After returning to Kolkata he hitched his childhood companion Lila, girl of Bipin Chandra Buddy at that time she was a physically challenged dowager lady and went to Silchar, the area town of Cachar Locale of Assam and went through his afterward life there. He kicked the bucket on 17 May 1965 in Kolkata, West Bengal. As of late, two streets in Kolkata and Silchar were named after him
A discussion and memorial meeting was held on the occasion of Ullas Kar Dutt’s 58th death anniversary.
A discussion and memorial meeting was held on the occasion of the 58th death anniversary of anti-British revolutionary Ullas Kar Dutt. It was held at the National Press Club in the capital on Saturday.
Shahiduzzan Sarkar, President of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law Ministry, was the chief guest on the occasion. Principal Jobeda Khatun Parul was the special guest. Mofiz Uddin (Additional Secretary, Ministry of Finance).
The meeting was inaugurated by Shiuli Azad, Member of Parliament of Comilla Reserved-12 Constituency. Ullas Kar Dutt Central Memory Parishad Executive President Md. Shahinur Islam (Joint Secretary, Law and Judiciary) and General Secretary Advocate Sohail Rana presided over the meeting.
Former Member of Parliament Advocate Ziaul Haque Mridha was the chief negotiator. The negotiators demanded that revolutionary Ullas Kar Dutt’s ancestral home in Kalikach village of Sarail in Brahmanbaria be preserved and a museum and tourist center be constructed.
The biography of revolutionary Ullas Kar Dutt was demanded to be included in textbooks.
Preservation of Revolutionary Ullaskar Dutt’s Ancestral House : Facts and Actions
The name most associated with the revolutionary Khudiram Bose in the anti-British movement in the Indian subcontinent is Ullaskar Dutta of Kalikach village under Sarail Thana of Brahmanbaria district.
Ullaskar Dutt along with another revolutionary Hemchandra Das made the first hand grenade in Bengal – the one Khudiram Bose threw at the car of the tyrannical Magistrate Kingsford. Khudiram Bose was hanged for the crime of throwing bombs and Ullaskar Dutta was first hanged in the famous ‘Alipur Bomb Case (1908)’ for the crime of making bombs and Dipantar was sentenced to life imprisonment on appeal.
Ullaskar Dutta is very little talked about in Bangladesh except in Kalikach, Sarail, Brahmanbaria and Comilla and to tell the truth – people of Bangladesh know very little about Ullaskar Dutta. But Ullaskar Dutta is a very well known name in India especially in West Bengal, Assam and Tripura and efforts have been and are being made to preserve.
Ullaskar Dutta’s memory in various ways. Among them, ‘Ullaskar Dutt Memorial’, ‘Revolutionary Ullaskar Dutt Road’ in Kolkata. There is a bust and memorial plaque of Ullaskar Dutt at Silchar in Assam and ‘Ullaskar Dutt Academy’ at Tripura. Moreover, arrangements have been made to preserve the memory of Ullaskar Dutt in the cellular jail of Andaman Island.
Some pictures will be attached to the article. But unfortunately, Ullaskar Dutta’s ancestral residence standing as a witness of time in Kalikach village under Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria district is still preserved. No effective initiative has been taken in this country. Although many visitors from different parts of the country and India are coming to Kalikachch to see the memory of the great revolutionary Ullaskar Dutt.
Recently, several individuals and organizations have come forward and are working in various ways to preserve the ancestral home of revolutionary Ullaskar Dutt on historical grounds. In this regard, various news, reports and writings have been published and disseminated through print and electronic media and social media. Those participating in the event are performing a historic duty. Many thanks, gratitude and respect to all.
Works
- Dvipantarer Katha (The Tale of Deportation)
- Amar Karajiban (lit. ’My Prison Life’) (translated into English as Twelve Years of Prison Life in 1924).
References
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