Satish Sardar

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Satish Sardar or Satish Chandra Sardar (1902 - 19 June 1932) was a Bengali revolutionary and martyr of the civil disobedience movement in Bengal.

Early life[edit]

Satish Sardar was born in British India at Chanderghat village presently in Tehatta subdivision, Nadia. His father was Brajaraj Sardar.[1] The No-Tax movement was started as part of the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1932 and was first initiated in Chanderghat village on 13 April 1932. Sardar joined the movement.[2]

Death[edit]

On 19 June 1932, the District committee conference of the Indian National Congress was called in Tehatta and the police declared a curfew in this area. Sardar was going to raise a tricolour flag at the police station when the police fired on him. He died that day.[1][3] At Chanderghat, a primary School was established in 1956 in his memory.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Vol - I, Subodh C. Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansab Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 549. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
  2. ^ Swadhinata Sangramer Itihas Rachana Samiti (1973). Swadhinata Sangrame Nadia. Krishnagar: Nadia Jela Nagorik Parishad. p. 345.
  3. ^ VOL.I, P. N. CHOPRA (1969). Who's Who of Indian Martyrs. ISBN 9788123021805. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ "SCHOOL DETAILS OF SAHID SATISH SARDAR PRY SCHOOL". wbsed.gov.in. Retrieved 17 March 2018.