Tarakeswar Dastidar (1909 – 12 January 1934) was an

Indian independence activist The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by individuals and organizations from a wide spectrum of society to obtain political independence from the British, French and Portuguese rule through the use of a many methods. This is a l ...

. He participated in the

Chittagong armoury raid The Chittagong armoury raid, also known as the Chittagong uprising, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury in the Bengal Presidency of British India (now in Bangladesh) b ...

, along with

Surya Sen Surya Sen, also called Surya Kumar Sen (22 March 189412 January 1934), was an Indian revolutionary who was influential in the Indian independence movement against British rule in India and is best known for leading the 1930 Chittagong armoury ...

and others on 18 April 1930.

Revolutionary activities

Dastidar was born in a

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family in Saroatali,

Chittagong 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 ...

, in

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

. While studying at Saroatali school he joined in the Indian Republican Army, a revolutionary group led by Masterda Surya Sen. In 1930, he was seriously injured by a blast while manufacturing of bombs. Dastidar was one of the leader of this underground group. On 18 April 1930, he guided a group of youth revolutionaries to raid the police armoury of Chittagong. After the arrest of Masterda, he took charge and directed the movement. Dastidar was arrested on 19 May 1933 after an armed encounter with police force at Gahira village in the house of Purna Talukdar.

Death

After the trial, he was sentenced to death on 14 August 1933. After severe torture, Dastidar was hanged along with Surya Sen in Chittagong jail on 12 January 1934.

References

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