Surya Sen

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Revolutionary organizer of the Chittagong uprising

Masterda linked revolutionary discipline with anti-colonial action.

Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive

Context

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He emerged from anti-partition and Jugantar-era radical politics in eastern Bengal.

Contribution

He led the Chittagong revolutionary network and organized the 1930 armoury raid against British colonial authority.

Impact

His leadership became a lasting symbol of armed anti-colonial resistance in Bengal memory.

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Appears In Events

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1930

Chittagong Armoury Raid

On 18 April 1930, revolutionaries led by Surya Sen carried out coordinated attacks on British armouries and communication points in Chittagong. Though the uprising could not sustain territorial control, it became one of the most iconic militant anti-colonial episodes in Bengal and influenced political memory across generations.