Anantahari Mitra (1906 – September 28, 1926) was a Bengali Indian independence movement activist.

Early life

Anantahari, the son of Ramlal Mitra, was born in Begampur village, Chuadanga District in British India. He received a student scholarship and went to

Chattagram Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

. After passing the entrance exam, Mitra entered in Bangabasi College to study I.Sc. Mitra' family was from Joshor. One of his younger brothers, K.D. Mitra, was also an independence fighter who fought against British forces. One of his uncles who was in police informed them that the British had passed a "shoot on sight" order for K.D Mitra along with his some of associates. Therefore, he moved to

Banaras Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic tra ...

with his family. He went on to join the post and telegram department. Currently, Mitra's family lives in

Allahabad Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...

Revolutionary activities

While studying in college in 1921 Mitra joined the non-cooperation movement. After that Mitra, met with nationalist revolutionary poet Bijaylal Chattopadhyay and came to Krishnanagar, Nadia where he met with leaders of the Indian National Congress. In 1924, Mitra actively took part in revolutionary freedom struggle and left for Daksineswar. Police raided his residence at Daksineswar on 10 November 1925 and arrested Mitra along with other activists. He was sent to prison in 1926 for his connection with the Daksineswar Conspiracy Case.

Death

Mitra and his partners killed Bhupen Chatterjee, an infamous deputy superintendent of police of the Intelligence Branch because he spied on prisoners. For this, Mitra was sentenced to death. On 28 September 1926, Mitra and

Pramod Ranjan Choudhury Pramod Ranjan Choudhury (1904 – 28 September 1926) was a Bengali activist for the Indian independence movement who was hanged for the assassination of police officer Bhupen Chatterjee. Early life Pramod Ranjan was born at Kelishahar, Chitt ...

were hanged at

Alipore Jail The Alipore Jail or Alipore Central Jail, also known as Presidency Correctional Home, is a prison in Alipore, Kolkata, where political prisoners were kept under British rule, among them Subhas Chandra Bose. It also housed the Alipore Jail Press ...

, Kolkata.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitra, Anantahari 1906 births 1926 deaths Executed revolutionaries Revolutionary movement for Indian independence Indian nationalism Indian revolutionaries Executed Indian people 20th-century executions by the United Kingdom People from Nadia district People executed by British India by hanging Prisoners and detainees of British India People executed for murdering police officers Indian independence activists from West Bengal