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Posted 06 Nov 2024

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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

A black and white portrait of a Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das
  • 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. 
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