Tribute to freedom fighter Surya Sen, also known as Master Da, on his Punyatithi.
Tribute to freedom fighter Surya Sen, also known as Master Da, on his Punyatithi. He was hanged by the British this day, the 12th of January in 1934 at Chittagong. Many freedom fighters, during the time of execution, chanted ‘Vande Mataram’. To ensure that Surya Sen not utter ‘Vande Mataram’, the British t0rtured him brutally. Sen’s nails were plucked out and his teeth hammered off before his execution. There were many organizations set up by freedom fighters across the country for armed revolt against the British. One such organization was the Indian Republican Army led by Surya Sen in the Bengal Presidency. On 18 April 1930, freedom fighters representing the Indian Republican Army raided the Chittagong armoury of the British. Surya Sen hoisted the national flag outside the police armoury and declared formation of a Provisional Revolutionary Government. The British set to action and soon a battle followed between the British forces and the Indian Republican Army in Jallalabad Hil...