Khudiram Bose was one of the youngest revolutionaries who sacrificed his life for the freedom of India. He was born on December 3, 1889 in the small village of Habibpur located close to the town of Tamluk in Midnapore district of Bengal. He was the only surviving son in a family of three daughters and his parents were Trailokyanath Bose and Lakshmipriya Devi. They had two sons before his birth but both of died prematurely. Following the tradition of the past superstitious society, his mother decided to give up custody of a male child to shun further deaths in the family. Thus, it was right after his birth that Khudiram Bose lost all contact with his mother and father and was brought up by his elder sister Anapurnadevi. She wanted him to get higher education and become an educated person. Owing to this reason, he was admitted to a nearby school. He was not a tedious student but he was not at all interested in studies and his mind was always diverted to the freedom movement. He was a patriot by birth.
In the year 1904, Khudiram joined the Medinipur Collegiate School and from there he started with his revolutionary activities. He joined a newly formed “akhra” formed and maintaine by people who were energetic in the socio-political field and very soon he became a core attraction in that group as he was keen for social service. His impudent spirit and leadership qualities and his caliber in physical culture and training made him a popular figure. He was highly influenced by his teacher Satyendranath Bose and preaching of the Bhagavad Gita that actually helped him tie up himself as an activist, which aimed at putting an end to the British rule in India. He was especially crestfallen with the British. Following the partition of Bengal in 1905 and he joined Jugantar, a party of revolutionary activists.
He planted bombs in the police stations situated in nearby areas and beleaguered the government officials at the age of 16. He along with Prafulla Chaki was sent to the district of Motijhil in Muzaffarpur, Bihar by Jugantar. They planned attack on Kingsford, the then Magistrate of Calcutta Presidency who later became the magistrate of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. They observed him narrowly for few days and then wrote a letter to Barindra Kumar Ghosh for money. On April 30, 1908 they accomplished their mission and killed Kingsford, but they later came to know that it was not him but two ladies. Prafulla committed suicide out of guilt of killing the two ladies. Khudiram was arrested after three years for bombing in different places, which resulted in death of 3 persons. He was sentenced to death for planting bombs as well as for assassination of Government officials. On 11 August 1908, at 6 a.m. in the morning, Khudiram was executed.
Khudiram Bose died at the tender age of 18 years and his contribution towards the freedom movement is worth pointing out. His love and dedication towards his motherland cannot be overlooked. He dedicated his life for the freedom of India and understood the importance of Independence at a very tender age.
In the year 1904, Khudiram joined the Medinipur Collegiate School and from there he started with his revolutionary activities. He joined a newly formed “akhra” formed and maintaine by people who were energetic in the socio-political field and very soon he became a core attraction in that group as he was keen for social service. His impudent spirit and leadership qualities and his caliber in physical culture and training made him a popular figure. He was highly influenced by his teacher Satyendranath Bose and preaching of the Bhagavad Gita that actually helped him tie up himself as an activist, which aimed at putting an end to the British rule in India. He was especially crestfallen with the British. Following the partition of Bengal in 1905 and he joined Jugantar, a party of revolutionary activists.
He planted bombs in the police stations situated in nearby areas and beleaguered the government officials at the age of 16. He along with Prafulla Chaki was sent to the district of Motijhil in Muzaffarpur, Bihar by Jugantar. They planned attack on Kingsford, the then Magistrate of Calcutta Presidency who later became the magistrate of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. They observed him narrowly for few days and then wrote a letter to Barindra Kumar Ghosh for money. On April 30, 1908 they accomplished their mission and killed Kingsford, but they later came to know that it was not him but two ladies. Prafulla committed suicide out of guilt of killing the two ladies. Khudiram was arrested after three years for bombing in different places, which resulted in death of 3 persons. He was sentenced to death for planting bombs as well as for assassination of Government officials. On 11 August 1908, at 6 a.m. in the morning, Khudiram was executed.
Khudiram Bose died at the tender age of 18 years and his contribution towards the freedom movement is worth pointing out. His love and dedication towards his motherland cannot be overlooked. He dedicated his life for the freedom of India and understood the importance of Independence at a very tender age.