Birth Anniversary of Batukeshwar Dutt:
Batukeshwar Dutt, a brave revolutionary who fought alongside Bhagat Singh in India’s freedom struggle, was remembered on his birth anniversary on 18th November.Batukeshwar Dutt was a freedom fighter and was born on 18th November 1910 in Khandaghosh village, Burdwan district, West Bengal.
During college, he met Bhagat Singh, who inspired him to join the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), and he also became an active member of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha.On 8th April 1929, Dutt and Bhagat Singh threw two homemade bombs into the empty space of the Central Legislative Assembly to protest repressive colonial bills, not to harm anyone.They raised slogans like Inquilab Zindabad, distributed leaflets stating if the deaf are to hear, the sound has to be very loud, and surrendered willingly to draw nationwide attention. Dutt was arrested and given a life sentence. He actively fought for prisoners’ rights and joined several hunger strikes, including a 114-day strike with Bhagat Singh, demanding improved conditions for political prisoners. After his release in 1938, Dutt joined the Quit India Movement (1942). He is remembered as a selfless revolutionary, embodying Swami Vivekananda’s ideal of working without seeking any return. He was cremated at Hussainiwala where Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were laid to rest.
