Bipin Chandra Pal (1858-1932)
Recently, birth anniversary of Bipin Chandra Pal was celebrated.
Key Contributions:
- Participated in Swadeshi Movement (1905 ) after partition of Bengal.
- He was an exponent of extremist form of Nationalism
- He opposed Gandhi during the Non-cooperation movement (1920) over the fact that it did not address self-government.
- He was imprisoned for his refusal to give evidence against Aurobindo Ghosh in Bande Mataram sedition case
- He Initially joined Brahmo Samaj, turned to Vedanta and ended up as upholder of Vaishnava Philosophy (of Sri Chaitanya)
Literary Works
- New India (weekly Journal), Hindu Review (Monthly Journal) The New Economic Menace of India (Book).
Values
- Patriotism, Courage, Sacrifice