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| Born | (1858-11-07)7 November 1858 Poil,Habiganj,Sylhet District,Bengal Presidency,British India (present-day inHabiganj district,Bangladesh) |
| Died | 20 May 1932(1932-05-20) (aged 73) |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation(s) | Politician Writer Indian independence movement activist Orator Social reformer |
| Organization | Brahmo Samaj |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Movement | Indian Independence movement |
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Bipin Chandra Pal (Bengali:বিপিন চন্দ্র পালpronunciationⓘ; 7 November 1858 – 20 May 1932) was anIndian nationalist, writer, orator, social reformer andfreedom fighter. He was one third of the "Lal Bal Pal" triumvirate.[1] He was one of the main architects of theSwadeshi movement. He is known as the Father of Revolutionary Thoughts in India. He also opposed thepartition of Bengal by the British colonial government.
Bipin Chandra Pal was born on 7 November 1858 to a wealthyBengali Kayastha family in the village ofPail inHabiganj, then part of theBengal Presidency'sSylhet District.[2] His father was Ramchandra Pal, aPersian scholar, and small landowner. His father subsequently joined the Sylhet bar as a lawyer.[3] He studied and taught at the Church Mission Society College (now theSt. Paul's Cathedral Mission College), an affiliated college of theUniversity of Calcutta.[4] He also studied comparative theology for a year (1899-1900) at New Manchester College, Oxford in England but did not finish the course.[5] His son wasNiranjan Pal, one of the founders ofBombay Talkies. One son-in-law was theICS officer,S. K. Dey, who later became a union minister. His other son-in-law was a freedom fighterUllaskar Dutta who married Lila Dutta his childhood love.
Family of Bipin Chandra Pal: Brother – Kunja Govinda Pal, Nephew – Suresh Chandra Pal, Son –Niranjan Pal (founder ofBombay Talkies), Grandson – Colin Pal (writer of Shooting Star) film director, Great Grandson – Deep Pal (Steadicam camerawork). As revolutionary as he was in politics, Pal was the same in his private life. After his first wife died he married a widow and joined theBrahmo Samaj.[6]
Pal is known as theFather of Revolutionary Thoughts in India.[7] Pal became a major leader of the Indian National Congress. At the Madras session of Indian National Congress held in 1887, Bipin Chandra Pal made a strong plea for repeal of the Arms Act which was discriminatory in nature. Along withLala Lajpat Rai andBal Gangadhar Tilak he belonged to theLal-Bal-Pal trio that was associated with revolutionary activity.Sri Aurobindo Ghosh and Pal were recognised as the chief exponents of a new national movement revolving around the ideals ofPurna Swaraj,Swadeshi, boycott and national education. His programme consisted of Swadeshi, boycott and national education. He preached and encouraged the use of Swadeshi and the boycott of foreign goods to eradicate poverty and unemployment. He wanted to remove social evils from the form and arouse the feelings of nationalism through national criticism. He had no faith in mild protests in the form of non-cooperation with the British colonial government. On that one issue, the assertive nationalist leader had nothing in common withMahatma Gandhi. During the last six years of his life, he parted company with the Congress and led a secluded life. Sri Aurobindo referred to him as one ofmightiest prophets of nationalism. Bipin Chandra Pal made efforts to remove social and economic ills. He opposed the caste system and advocated widow remarriage. He advocated a 48-hour working week and demanded a hike in the wages of workers. He expressed his disdain for Gandhi's ways, which he criticised for being rooted in "magic" instead of "logic".[6]As a journalist, Pal worked forBengal Public Opinion,The Tribune andNew India, where he propagated his brand of nationalism.[8] He wrote several articles warning India of the changes happening in China and other geopolitical situations. In one of his writings, describing where the future danger for India would come from, Pal wrote under the title "Our Real Danger".[9]
Bipin Chandra Pal (1858–1932) a patriot, nationalist politician, renowned orator, journalist, and writer. Bipin Chandra Pal was born on 7 November 1858 in Sylhet in a wealthy Hindu Kayastha family
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