Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das (1870-1925)
Parliamentarians paid tribute to C. R. Das on his birth anniversary.
- Born in Calcutta, he studied at the Presidency College, Calcutta and studied law in London.
Key Contributions
- Successfully defended Aurobindo Ghosh in the Alipore bomb case in 1909.
- Participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920.
- Served as Congress President in Gaya Session (1922)
- Founded the Swaraj Party within the Congress with Motilal Nehru in 1923.
- Also, he was the 1st elected mayor of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (1924).
- Established National University at Dacca (1921).
Literary Work
- Newspaper- ‘Forward’, later named ‘Liberty’. (Subhash Chandra Bose was the editor),
- Books- India for Indians, Freedom through Disobedience.
Values
- Leadership, courage, etc.