Remembering Jatindra Nath Das on his 114th birth anniversary: All about the feisty freedom fighter
Remembering Jatindra Nath Das on his 114th birth anniversary: All about the feisty freedom fighter Read on to know about Jatindra Nath Das, the young freedom fighter who laid down his life to ensure equality for Indian political prisoners with those from Europe Jatindranath Das (1904-1929) was a revolutionary nationalist who was accused in the Lahore Conspiracy Case. He carried out a hunger strike against inhuman treatment meted out to Indian prisoners in Lahore Jail. He died in Lahore Jail and his funeral procession from Lahore to Calcutta was witnessed by thousands of mourners. Approximately five lakh people had walked in the final procession at Calcutta. The revolutionary leader Durga Bhabhi (Durgavati Devi) led the procession The Funeral Procession of Jatindranath Das was a short documentary film made in 1930. It showed a vast concourse of people following the funeral procession of the young revolutionary through the streets of Kolkata. The documentary had a huge propaganda ...