Publications Division brings out books on
Martyrs Khudiram Bose and Rajguru
To commemorate the centenary of Khudian Bose’s martyrdom and birth centenary of martyr Rajguru, Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government Of India is bringing out two books on these revolutionaries. These are Khudiram Bose: Revolutionary Extraordinaire (English) written by Dr. Shri Hitendra Patel And Ajeya Krantikari- Rajguru (Hindi) by Shri Anil Verma respectively. The Minister for Information & Broadcasting Shri Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi would release these books on Monday.
The book Khudiram Bose: Revolutionary Extraordinaire reasonably priced at Rs. 85 brings out the known and several lesser known facets of the young revolutionary. Partition of Bengal in 1905 had triggered revolutionary activities all over India, particularly in Bengal and compelled youth to break away from the path of representations and requests and took arms against the British rule. Khudiram Bose, perhaps the youngest revolutionary in the history of India’s freedom movement, was one such worthy son of Mother India.
Born in 1889 at Habipur village near Midnapur (now in Bangladesh) khudiram became the trail-blazer for the militant nationalist movement of India against the imperialist powers. His bombing of a British officer’s carriage sent tremors of fear among the British authority. On 11th August 1908 this eighteen year revolutionary embraced the gallows with a smile on his face and illuminated the way for hundreds of revolutionaries.
Events of the early phase of freedom struggle have been woven into a rich tapestry in this book which is bound to stir patriotic fervour in the reader’s heart.
‘Ajeya Krantikari- Rajguru ‘ has been written keeping in mind the fact that much is written about him except for a few scattered articles with repetitive4 material. Shrivram Hari Rajguru was born in Khed village (now named as Rajguru Nagar) near Pune in Maharashtra on 24th August 1908. While in Varanasi to study Sanskrit and Hindu scriptures, he came in contact with revolutionaries and became active member of Hindustan Socialist Republican Army, coordinated by Chandrashekhar Azad. In the Famous Lahore Conspiracy case, he was executed on 23rd March 1931 along with Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev.
Both these books endeavour to present authentic information that has been called out painstakingly from various sources. Author of the book on Khudiram Dr. Hitendra Patel is a reputed scholar of History associated with Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.
Shri Anil Verma, author of the book on Rajguru is a judge and a prolific sports writer. He belongs to a family of illustrious freedom-fighters. His grandfather late Sh. Moti Lal Verma worked with Mahatma Gandhi as well as with Chandrashekhar Azad.
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(Release ID :41773)