Manoranjan Bhattacharya (Bengali: মনোরঞ্জন ভট্টাচার্য Manoranjan Bhattacharya) (21 July 1909 – 22 August 1932) was an Indian independence activist and Bengali revolutionary from Faridpur, East Bengal. Initially inspired by Congress-led nonviolent movements, he later joined the revolutionary underground under Purna Chandra Das of the Madaripur Group. Following Das's arrest in 1930, Manoranjan led operations, organizing swadeshi dacoities to fund anti-colonial activities. On 14 March 1932, during a mail robbery at the Charmugria post office, a scuffle led to fatal gunfire. Captured by locals, he was tried and sentenced to death. Manoranjan was executed on 22 August 1932 at Barisal District Jail, becoming one of Bengal’s lesser-known martyrs in the struggle for Indian independence movement.
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21 July 1909 (age 116)
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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