Sarat Chandra Bose

About the Sarat Chandra Bose:

Early Life and Background

• Date of Birth: September 6, 1889
• Birthplace: Kodalia, 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
• Family: His younger brother was Subhas Chandra Bose.

Professional Beginnings:

• Started legal career in Cuttack in 1911.
• Trained at Lincoln’s Inn, London.
• Returned to India in 1914 and joined the High Court of Calcutta.

Contribution to Nationalist Movement:

• Role in Independence Movement:
  • Actively involved in resisting the British partition of Bengal.
  • Joined the Congress Party with his brother Subhas Chandra Bose.
  • Supported C.R. Das and the Swarajist movement.
  • Associated with socialist parties like the Forward Bloc, founded by his brother.
  • Published newspapers such as The Socialist Republican, Mahajati, and The Nation.
• Civil Disobedience Movement:
  • Left professional practice to join the movement in 1930.
  • Arrested in 1932 for involvement in the movement.
• Imprisonment:
  • Detained multiple times, including a significant confinement from December 1941 to September 1945 in Coonoor.
  • During imprisonment, faced personal loss with the death of his mother and news of his brother’s alleged death.

Political Involvement and Stance

• Congress Party:
  • Elected as Congress leader in the Central Legislative Assembly in 1946.
  • Briefly served as a Cabinet minister in the interim government.
  • Resigned from the Congress Working Committee in January 1947 due to opposition to the partition of India.
  • Elected as an Alderman multiple times in the Calcutta Corporation.
• Opposition to Partition: Vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and Punjab on religious lines.

Final Contributions:

• Returned to legal practice after the independence of India.
• Advocated for a unified and republican India.
• Death: Passed away on February 20, 1950.

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