Rajendra Lahiri

Statue of Rajendranath Lahiri in Gonda district jail, Uttar Pradesh

Rajendra Lahiri (in Bangla রাজেন্দ্র লাহিডী)(1901–1927), full name Rajendra Nath Lahiri, was an Indian revolutionary, who participated in some activities of the Hindustan Republican Association aimed at ousting the British from India.

Brief life sketch

Rajendra Lahiri was born on 29 June 1901 in the village of Mohanpur in Pabna District, Bengal Presidency (now in Bangladesh). His father, Kshitish Mohan Lahiri, owned a large estate there.^[1] His father Khitish Mohan was also very active in patriotic activities against the British rule. He also owned a big property in Benaras city of Uttar Pradesh where his son Rajendra Lahiri was studying..

Dakshineswar bomb incident

Lahiri took part in the Dakshineswar bombing incident and absconded. He went to Benaras and started studying. He was a M.A. student when the revolutionary activities started in Uttar Pradesh. He joined the Hindustan Republican Association along with many other Bengali friends.

Kakori conspiracy

He participated in the Kakori train robbery on 9 August 1925. He was arrested and tried in the previous bomb case of Dakshineswar in Bengal and sent to jail for 10 years rigorous imprisonment. When the legal proceedings started in Lucknow for the train robbery, he was also included in the Kakori conspiracy case and tried with several other revolutionaries.

Death

He was found guilty after a long trial and was hanged in the Gonda district jail on 17 December 1927, two days before the scheduled date.

References

1. "Some Prominent Martyrs of India's Freedom Struggle". AICC. Archived from Indian national congress the original Check |url= value (help) on 2009-03-29. Retrieved 18 September 2014.