JATINDRA NATH DAS -alias- JATIN DAS. Birth : 27 th October 1904. Death : 13 th September 1929. Father : Mr. Bankim Behari Das. Mother : Mrs. Suhashini Devi. SHAHID JATINDAS ?By : Mr. Ranjit Roy (Bengali Teacher, Belgharia Jatin Das Vidyamandir for Boys) resides at Birati. The main article was published in ‘NABANKUR’ school magazine for the year 2004-2005 in Bengali. A MARTIAL REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOT OF INDIA Translated By : Mr. Prasenjit Kumar Das, Jatin Das Nagar, Belgharia. In 1757 at Pallashir the faith of Bengal and India, in larger context was held after the betray of Mirzafar, Umichand, Iyerlatif, Jagatseth but this land not only gave birth of betrayer Mirzafar but also gave birth of many patriots like Khudiram, Bhagat Singh, Baghajatin and Jatin Das. These great patriots taught us about nationalism, patriot ship, how to sacrifice for others. They http://www.indianactsinbengali.wordpress.com 1 have tried their best to uphold the head of a unified, independent and united nation. Let us discuss about one of them, Jatin Das and his great sacrifice towards the nation. on 27 th October 1904 Jatin Das (alias Jatindra Nath Das) came to free the nation from the bondage of the British Rulers. He born at his Mother’s house at Sikdar Bagan. He was the first child of father Bankim Behari Das and mother Suhashini Devi. After birth the newborn did not cried for some time then the child cried loudly, it seems that the little one was busy in enchanting the speeches of motherland but when he saw that his motherland is crying for her bondage the little one cant stop crying. The God, at that moment fixed this child as a sacrifice for the land. At the age of Nine Jatin lost his mother . When little Jatin and his younger brother Kiron asks about their mother their father, Bankim Behari told them that their mother had gone to the land of stars, up in the sky, he pointed out on the stars and always say that their mother is always watching them and giving her blessings. Jatin and Kiron both the brothers loved to hear the stories of Khudiram, Prafulla Chaki, the Bomb makers of Maniktala, the Rajputas and the Marathas. Jatindas inherited the strong personality from his father, a story might revealed this – one day Jatin gone to his grand fathers house. Jatin was playing with some local boys and suddenly they desided that they will sit on the Panshi, a small boat of the local magistrate sahib. But the guard of the Panshi said there are no orders to allow others to sit on the Panshi. Jatin as so angry and drawn the Panshi at night. From the year 1908 to 1915, this period was the starting period of revolutionary activities for Indian independence. In one side the British govt. creating pressure, torture and in other side the young men and women of India could not stood still and started revolutionary activities. The young revolutionaries sacrifices themselves for the motherland. Not only in Bengal but in Punjab also. Punjab Gaddar revolution, Hanging of Kartar Singh, In Buribalam Orissa Bagha Jatin with only four fellow revolutionary fought with one thousand british soldiers. These great revolutionary incidents made a mark in Jatin’s heart when he was only eleven. http://www.indianactsinbengali.wordpress.com 2 Jatin was a meritorious student. He also go to the wrestling, he play football – these was his daily routine. He was a foody too. Jatin completed his matriculation from Mitra Institution at Bhabanipore in 1921. He ranked in the First division. In this period Mahatma Gandhi called for “Asahayog Andolan” or “Non Cooperative Movement”. The terrifying Jalianwallahbagh killing incident was already took place while protesting the Raolat Act. The british govt. incorporated the Raolat Act in the year 1919. In demand of the season Jatin joined this “Asahayoh Andolan” and was arrested several times. British Police areested him and detained him for six months for picketing. After release Jatin joined the Congress. His father told him to concentrate in his studies only bout the sixteen years old Jatin told his father that he will definitely concentrate on his studies but when the nation is calling he can not ignore that. His nation’s freedom movement was his first priority. After hearing this the angry father told Jatin to leave his house and do this from outside. Jatin leaved his fathers house and gone to the Congress office at south Calcutta. In this time the anti- British movements was in its high time. May be if everyone fight united then we can get our independence that time but a little incident which was is known as the chowri chowra killing incident. After this incident Gandhiji roll back the movement and the whole anti- British movement stooped and the earning of indolence was gone too. This decision of Gandhiji hurt the feelings of Jatindas and Jatin felt that Gandhiji was not a reliable leader of the people, so he returned at his home and concentrated in his studies only. Loving the nation, its people and sacrifice for them – this was the aim of Jatin’s life. While studying in Bangabashi College in B.A. class he concentrated in social works, for epidemic effected poor people he distributed medicines, he took initiative for funeral for those bodies which other people will not even touch, he established night school in order to educate poor illiterate people, these works are un-comparable. In every social works he always present in the first row. While residing in a house at Bhabanipore Girish Mukherjee Road Jatin visited Deben Bose’s house at near Seth Bagan Road. In this house he this houise he met Sachindra Nath Sanyal who was an assistant of Revelutionary Rashbehari Bose (Bose, who is the founder member of the Indian National Army or I.N.A.). Sachin Sanyal identified this young revolutionary who has steel strong mentality and a big heart and can http://www.indianactsinbengali.wordpress.com 3 sacrifice for others. Sanyal engaged twenty years old Jatin as an assistant for the Hindustan Republican Association or H.R.A. Jatindas was deployed in Bangladesh chapter of H.R.A. movement. This association gather young boys and through strong arms insavation they tried to established Federal Republic of the United States of India, an united and unified state. They also thought of Provincial Autonomous Government, therefore, Jatin Das was the first who thought about a new idea of united democracy. Jatin was a scientist leader in the H.R.A. He can make bombs and he taught his fellow members of H.R.A. how to make bombs, parcel bobms. He worked for independence through revolution in many nick names, such as, he gathered arms ans ammunitions in the name “Rahamath”; he distribute pamphlets in the name “Roben”; he also did some dacoities from the British Raj treasuries in the name “Nitaj”. He never harm any Indian with intention to looth and dacoity for personal use. Some people called him “Jatindra Nath Das” some called “Jatin Das”. Bhagat Singh called him “Jatin Da”. Wife of Sachindra Nath Sanyal wrote that Roben was an extraordinary brave boy, he was always ready to enter into any dangerous work. In 1924 he was elected as an Assistant Secretary of Congress Committee. In this time a devastating fold took place in North Bengal. Subhash Chandra Bose took an initiative to send relief for the flood victims in North Bengal. Jatin Das was the fellow member of this team. Jatin Das love to eat and his tragic end was took place for hunger strike. May be this is called the tragedy of the faith. Jatin Das attempted huger strije for two times. The first one was in connection with “Kankori Conspiracy Case”. In 24 th October 1924 the British govt. issued an ordinance called the Bengal Ordinance, in order to arrest any people in suspection without any warrant. In order to collect finance for the revolutionary associations there were many dacoity incidents took place, the dacoity in a trin at Kankori railway station was the leading amongst these. The revolutionaries looted five thousand amount of then British money from that tratn. Jatindra Nath Das supplied arms for this mission in the name of “Kalibabu”. But many of these revolutionaries were arrested by R. Hotton, a senior detective of British Police Department. A case was registered in the name “Kankori Conspiracy Case”. In this case the British judge announced death sentence to Ramprasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and http://www.indianactsinbengali.wordpress.com 4 Life imprisonment to Sachin Sanyal, Jogesh Chatterjee. And they all sent to Kalapani at Andaman Cellular Jail. Jatindara Nath Das was also arrested under the sections of this Bengal Ordinance and at first, he was confined in cell no. 44 at Midnapore Jail. In this cell there was no window and no light. Jatin was almost dead in this cell, then the jail authority sent Jatin to Alipore Jail on 28 th May 1926. He was sent to Dhakas Mayman Simgha jail on the same year. Jatin was encouraging prisoners in jail that was the reason , the British was scared and they were keep transferring Jatin from one jail to another. Jatin Das and Pannalal Mukherjee started hunger strike to protest the bad and rude behavior and below standard food in british jails. Both continued their hunger strike for 22 days after 23 rd day the D.I.G. of Detective Department Layman promised them to provide the basic things in jails, after this promise they broke their strike. Jatin Das was transferred to the Siyanwalli Jail at Punjab, then he has to spent some time in Chattogram Jail.