| Script :
Shanta Patil & Subba Rao
ISBN : 81-7508-435-9
Vol. No : 724
Bagha Jatin or ‘Jatin the
Tiger’, one of the great Indian revolutionaries, was born in 1879 in Bengal.
After years of British rule, the great Revolt of 1857 ignited the first
flames of independence in India. Although the British tried to suppress
it ruthlessly, the spirit of mutiny could not be destroyed. In the early
20th century, a revival of this invincible spirit of freedom was seen in
the activities of revolutionaries who drew inspiration from Sri Aurobindo
- the “Prophet of Indian Nationalism”. They conducted their activities
in strict secrecy, which is why very little is known about their lives.
Jatin Mukherji belonged to this group of revolutionaries who sacrificed
their lives for India’s freedom. He was one of the noblest martyrs of our
time.In recounting this story, we have been particularly helped, among
other sources, by The Saga of Bagha Jatin by Manoj Das, serialised in The
Illustrated Weekly of India in 1971.
|