Rabindrasangeet exponent and trainer Maya Sen (maiden name Gupta) was his own niece. Even he suggested his sister-in-law Ashalata Gupta to let Maya learn Rabindrasangeet. His nephew and Maya's brother Dr. Tapan Gupta was a doctor and established 'the Tagoreans' in London. Mr. Gupta's daughter is an MBE, Tanika Gupta, a playwright and regularly works for BBC and the stage in England.
Dinesh Gupta was born on 6 December 1911 in Josholong in Munshiganj District, now in Bangladesh.[1] While he was studying in Dhaka College, Dinesh joined Bengal Volunteers - a group organised by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1928, at the occasion of Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress. Soon the Bengal Volunteers transformed itself to a more active revolutionary association and planned to assassinate certain Indian Imperial Police officers. For a short while, Dinesh Gupta was in Midnapore training local revolutionaries in the use of firearms. Revolutionaries trained by him were responsible for the assassination of three District Magistrates in succession, Douglas, Burge, and Peddy.
The battle of Writers' Buildingedit
The association targeted Lt Col NS Simpson, the Inspector General of Prisons, who was infamous for his mistreatment of the prisoners in the jails.[citation needed] The revolutionaries decided not only to murder him, but also to strike a terror in British colonial circles by launching an attack on the Secretariat Building - the Writers' Building in the Dalhousie Square in Kolkata.
On 8 December 1930, Dinesh, along with Benoy Basu and Badal Gupta, dressed in European costume, entered the Writers' Building and shot dead Simpson. Nearby police started firing at them in response. What ensued was a brief gunfight between the three young revolutionaries and the police. Some other officers like Twynam, Prentice, and Nelson suffered injuries during the shooting.
Soon police overpowered them. However, the three did not wish to be arrested. Badal Gupta took Potassium cyanide, while Benoy and Dinesh shot themselves with their own revolvers. Benoy was taken to the hospital where he died on 13 December 1930.
The trial and hangingedit
However, Dinesh survived the near-fatal injury. He was convicted and sentenced to death.
While in Alipore Jail, he wrote letters to his sister which were later compiled into the book 'Ami Shubhash Bolchhi'. He was hanged on 7 July 1931 at Alipore Jail. Soon after that, Kanailal Bhattacharjee took revenge for the hanging by killing Mr. Galik (the judge of the Dinesh Gupta case) on 27 July 1931.[2]
Writingsedit
Dinesh Gupta translated a short story of Anton Chekhov which was published in Prabasi Magazine. He also wrote 92 letters from the condemned cell of the Alipur Central Jail. A few to his sister in law (boudi) Ashalata Gupta.[2][3]
Significanceedit
Benoy, Badal, and Dinesh were treated as martyrs by supporters in Bengal and other parts of India. After independence, Dalhousie Square was named B. B. D. Bagh - after the Benoy-Badal-Dinesh trio. In memory of their writers' attack, a plate was engraved in the wall of Writers' Building, first floor.
Memory of martyrdom
Bibliographyedit
Hemendranath Dasgupta, Bharater Biplab Kahini, II & III, Calcutta, 1948;
^Mohanta, Sambaru Chandra (2012). "Gupta, Dinesh Chandra". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ abPrithwish C. Gupta (2016). Shahid Dinesh (Bengali). Kolkata: Shrayan. p. 81. ISBN978-81-926712-6-0.
^AMIT ROY (15 June 2008). . telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
dinesh, gupta, dinesh, chandra, gupta, bengali, চন, dinesh, chôndro, gupto, december, 1911, july, 1931, indian, revolutionary, against, british, rule, india, noted, launching, attack, secretariat, building, writers, building, dalhousie, square, calcutta, along. Dinesh Chandra Gupta Bengali দ ন শ চন দ র গ প ত Dinesh Chondro Gupto or Dinesh Gupta 6 December 1911 7 July 1931 was an Indian revolutionary against British rule in India who is noted for launching an attack on the Secretariat Building the Writers Building in the Dalhousie square in Calcutta along with Badal Gupta and Benoy Basu Dinesh GuptaBorn 1911 12 06 6 December 1911Bikrampur Eastern Bengal and Assam British India now Dhaka Bangladesh Died7 July 1931 1931 07 07 aged 19 Calcutta Bengal British India now West Bengal India Cause of deathExecution by hangingAlma materDhaka CollegeKnown forWriters Building attackRabindrasangeet exponent and trainer Maya Sen maiden name Gupta was his own niece Even he suggested his sister in law Ashalata Gupta to let Maya learn Rabindrasangeet His nephew and Maya s brother Dr Tapan Gupta was a doctor and established the Tagoreans in London Mr Gupta s daughter is an MBE Tanika Gupta a playwright and regularly works for BBC and the stage in England Contents 1 Early activities 2 The battle of Writers Building 3 The trial and hanging 4 Writings 5 Significance 6 Bibliography 7 References 8 External linksEarly activities editDinesh Gupta was born on 6 December 1911 in Josholong in Munshiganj District now in Bangladesh 1 While he was studying in Dhaka College Dinesh joined Bengal Volunteers a group organised by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1928 at the occasion of Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress Soon the Bengal Volunteers transformed itself to a more active revolutionary association and planned to assassinate certain Indian Imperial Police officers For a short while Dinesh Gupta was in Midnapore training local revolutionaries in the use of firearms Revolutionaries trained by him were responsible for the assassination of three District Magistrates in succession Douglas Burge and Peddy The battle of Writers Building editThe association targeted Lt Col NS Simpson the Inspector General of Prisons who was infamous for his mistreatment of the prisoners in the jails citation needed The revolutionaries decided not only to murder him but also to strike a terror in British colonial circles by launching an attack on the Secretariat Building the Writers Building in the Dalhousie Square in Kolkata On 8 December 1930 Dinesh along with Benoy Basu and Badal Gupta dressed in European costume entered the Writers Building and shot dead Simpson Nearby police started firing at them in response What ensued was a brief gunfight between the three young revolutionaries and the police Some other officers like Twynam Prentice and Nelson suffered injuries during the shooting Soon police overpowered them However the three did not wish to be arrested Badal Gupta took Potassium cyanide while Benoy and Dinesh shot themselves with their own revolvers Benoy was taken to the hospital where he died on 13 December 1930 The trial and hanging editHowever Dinesh survived the near fatal injury He was convicted and sentenced to death While in Alipore Jail he wrote letters to his sister which were later compiled into the book Ami Shubhash Bolchhi He was hanged on 7 July 1931 at Alipore Jail Soon after that Kanailal Bhattacharjee took revenge for the hanging by killing Mr Galik the judge of the Dinesh Gupta case on 27 July 1931 2 Writings editDinesh Gupta translated a short story of Anton Chekhov which was published in Prabasi Magazine He also wrote 92 letters from the condemned cell of the Alipur Central Jail A few to his sister in law boudi Ashalata Gupta 2 3 Significance editBenoy Badal and Dinesh were treated as martyrs by supporters in Bengal and other parts of India After independence Dalhousie Square was named B B D Bagh after the Benoy Badal Dinesh trio In memory of their writers attack a plate was engraved in the wall of Writers Building first floor nbsp Memory of martyrdomBibliography editHemendranath Dasgupta Bharater Biplab Kahini II amp III Calcutta 1948 Ramesh Chandra Majumdar History of the Freedom Movement in India III Calcutta 1963 Ganganarayan Chandra Abismaraniya Calcutta 1966 References edit Mohanta Sambaru Chandra 2012 Gupta Dinesh Chandra In Islam Sirajul Jamal Ahmed A eds Banglapedia National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second ed Asiatic Society of Bangladesh a b Prithwish C Gupta 2016 Shahid Dinesh Bengali Kolkata Shrayan p 81 ISBN 978 81 926712 6 0 AMIT ROY 15 June 2008 Hanged Bengali icon s great niece bags MBE telegraphindia com Archived from the original on 19 June 2008 Retrieved 2 August 2017 External links edithttps en banglapedia org index php Gupta Dinesh Chandra Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dinesh Gupta amp oldid 1191192763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
