Decades of Daring Deeds
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India’s freedom struggle of less than a century has two main trends, one the constitutional approach, generally associated with the Congress. It believed in non-violence as a technique. The other stream consisted of revolutionaries, many of whom were outwardly Congressmen also. The outstanding example was Surya Sen (Masterda) who was at the same time the president of his District Congress Committee. Actually, he was the leader of the most well known revolutionary action at Chittagong. Just because the Congress and the Congressmen have received more than their due share of publicity, it is necessary to do justice to others who have contributed no less, probably much more, to our freedom struggle. Their actions can come under two categories, organized (actual or contemplated) and isolated actions of dedication and daring which inspired the youth of the nation who had become somewhat dormant. I have started with the earliest of them, the Chapekar Brothers of Pune. Going chronologically, I have covered 38 such episodes. Some of them are better known and some less. Some are almost unknown. But each was inspired by the same ideal of patriotism for which they suffered and sacrificed everything. The last act of heroism came with the naval uprising in Bombay in 1946. That was the last nail in the coffin of a dying Imperialism in India. Today we enjoy our independence. May it live long and be shared by all. That will be the best way of repaying our debt to these intiepid soldiers of freedom.
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