Atul Sen

Indian revolutionary activist

Atul Sen

Born|

Senahati, Khulna District, British India

Died| (1932-08-05)August 5, 1932

Kolkata, British India

Cause of death| Suicide
Occupation| Indian independence movement activist
Organization| Jugantar

Atul Sen (? – 5 August, 1932) (Bengali: অতুল সেন) was a Bengali Indian independence movement revolutionary activist against British rule in India. He often used the aliases Sambhu and Kutti.[1]

## Early life

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Atul Sen was born in Senahati village, Khulna District in British India. His father's name was Ashwini Kumar Sen. While still a student, he joined the Revolutionary party. As a student, he came in contact with the famous revolutionaries of the village, Rasiklal Das, Anujacharan Sen, Ratikanta Dutt and Kiran Chandra Mukherjee and was initiated into the mantra of revolution.[1]

## Revolutionary activities

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He was an active member of the Jugantar Party, while studying in Jadavpur Engineering College. During the independence movement, the Statesman was campaigning against the revolutionaries in such a way that the revolutionaries decided to kill Watson, the editor of the newspaper, in order to retaliate and prevent it. On 5 August 1932, he shot at Sir Alfred Watson,[2] but he failed to murder Mr. Watson and was arrested immediately. He committed suicide by consuming potassium cyanide.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ a b Dictionary of Martyrs of India's Freedom Struggle (1857-1947) (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Culture, Government of India & Indian Council of Historical Research. 2016. p. 29\. ISBN 978-81-938176-0-5.
2. ^ Dictionary of Martyrs of India's Freedom Struggle (1857-1947) (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Culture, Government of India & Indian Council of Historical Research. 2016. p. 263\. ISBN 978-81-938176-0-5.
3. ^ Sengupta, Subodhchandra (1998). Sansad Bangali charitabhidhan. Vol. 1\. Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 14\. ISBN 978-81-85626-65-9. OCLC 59521727.
4. ^ Rakshita-Rāẏa, Bhūpendrakiśora (1966). Sabāra alakshye (in Bengali). Bijñala Pābaliśārsa. p. 104.