Recently, a film named Chittagong, based on the revolutionary activities of Surya Sen, was released in theatres. Manoj Bajpai starred as Surya Sen in the film, directed by ex-NASA scientist Bedabrata Pain.
I take this opportunity to write
about Surya Sen, a revolutionary leader from Bengal.
Born in 1894, Surya Sen founded
the Chittagong Republic Army with a view to freeing Chittagong (now in Bangladesh)
from the British rule. A teacher by
profession, Surya Sen led an armed uprising and organized simultaneous attacks
on the British strongholds.
On April 18, 1930, the Chittagong
(or Indian) Republican Army, founded by Surya Sen, raided two government armories. The telegraph, telephone
and railway station were disrupted. As a result, Chittagong was completely cut
of from the rest of India. After these daring raids and attacks, Surya Sen declared
the formation of a free National Revolutionary Government.
But his venture did not last
long. As a result successive defeats, he went for guerilla warfare and in the meantime
extended his fight to the adjoining districts of Chittagong. After nearly three
years of valiant struggle, he was captured in February 1933 due to the betrayal
by one his followers. He was sentenced to death in 1934.
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