Niranjan Sengupta | |
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নিরঞ্জন সেনগুপ্ত | |
 A veteran Niranjan Sengupta. Probably 1968-69 | |
| Member ofWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Constituency | Bijpur |
| Member ofWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1962–1967 1967–1968 1969 | |
| Constituency | Tollygunge |
| Minister of Refugee, Relief and Rehabilitation and Jails,Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 1967–1968 1969 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1904-07-26)26 July 1904 |
| Died | 4 September 1969(1969-09-04) (aged 65) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Political party | CPI (1938–1964) CPI(M) (1964–1969) |
Niranjan Sengupta(26 July 1904 – 4 September 1969) was aBengali Indianrevolutionary, afreedom fighter, and later on, a leader of theCommunist Party of India (Marxist). He associated with theAnushilan Samiti. Born inBarisal district, he became active in the nationalist movement during his student years atRipon College. He sought to unify various revolutionary groups in Bengal and organized arms procurement efforts from his Mechhuabazar residence. Arrested in a police raid, he was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment in theCellular Jail. His incarceration transformed him ideologically, leading him to adoptMarxism and work as a communist activist in post-independence India.
Niranjan Sengupta was born on 26 July 1904, in Narayanpur Village of Bharukathi, underBanaripara Police Station,Jhalakathi District,Barishal Division ofundivided Bengal, to Sarbananda Sengupta, a clerk in the Civil Court and Kadambini Sengupta.[1] The couple had eleven children (six sons, five daughters). He was the eldest among his brothers, and including his sisters, he was the second oldest.[citation needed]
Niranjan Sengupta passed hisMatriculation with First Division in 1920 fromBarishal Zilla School. Thereafter, he moved toCalcutta (nowKolkata) in 1921, and took admission inRipon College (nowSurendranath College) for I.Sc.(Intermediate of Science). After passing his I.Sc. with First Division in 1923, he got admitted to Krishnanath College (nowMurshidabad University) to pursue hisBachelor of Science degree, under the order ofAnushilan Samiti, which he was an active member of, during his educational days in Calcutta(nowKolkata). On 7 December 1925, the eve of his final year examination, Niranjan Sengupta was arrested for the very first time, at around 2 PM, from his college laboratory, under theBengal Criminal Law Amendment Act, and was sent toMidnapore Central Jail. He completed his Graduation from prison.[citation needed]
Soon after passing his I.Sc.(Intermediate of Science) examination, Niranjan Sengupta was married off to Amiya Sengupta(née Ray), daughter of Chintaharan Ray,Vice Principal ofBM College(Government Brojomohun College),Barishal.They were childless.[citation needed]
In 1925, the first electedstudent's union in India was atRipon College (nowSurendranath College) with Niranjan Sengupta as its president. He was a leader of theBarishal branch of Anushilan Samiti. In 1929, he was one of the leaders who led to the formation of the neo-violence confederation. In 1930, in connection with the Mechuabazar Bomb Case, he was arrested with 23 others. In 1932, he was sent to theCellular Jail with other revolutionaries where he became acquainted with Communist ideas.[1]
Later, Niranjan Sengupta became aMarxist and joined theCommunist Party of India in 1938. He was one of the seven members of an inner committee set up by thePolitburo of the Communist Party of India.[2] He also had important role during the inner-party struggle of this communist party. He was elected as a member of Legislative Assembly ofWest Bengal in 1957 election fromBijpur.[3] Afterthe split in the Communist Party of India, Niranjan Sengupta remained with theCommunist Party of India (Marxist). He was also a minister in thecoalition ministry of West Bengal in 1967 – 1968 and1969.[1]
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Niranjan Sengupta died on 4 September 1969, around 3:15 AM, at Ramakrishna Seva Sadan (nowRamakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan) of Calcutta (nowKolkata).[citation needed]
A half-bust statue of Niranjan Sengupta has been erected atRanikuthi More to commemorate his contribution toIndia's freedom struggle and independence as arevolutionary andfreedom fighter, and also to therefugee community as a minister of theCommunist Party of India (Marxist). The road next to it, starting from Ranikuthi More up toG.D. Birla Centre for Education More has been named in his honour as Niranjan Sengupta Sarani. A performing arts theatre and auditorium named Niranjan Sadan has been built in his memory atBijoygarh, opposite toVijaygarh Jyotish Ray College.Which area was under Tollygunge assembly constituency during he was MLA.(1962-1967)[citation needed]
