Lok Sabha Speaker paid tribute to freedom fighter, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, on his birth anniversary.
About Chittaranjan Das (C. R. Das) (1870 – 1925)
- Revered as Deshbandhu (Friend of the Nation) for his selfless leadership
Key Contributions
- Successfully defended Aurobindo Ghose in the Alipore Bomb Case (1908) as a lawyer.
- Also, he was defence counsel in the Dacca Conspiracy Case (1910-11).
- Participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920).
- Served as the President of Indian National Congress in 1922 Gaya session (Bihar).
- Founded the Swaraj Party in collaboration with Pt. Motilal Nehru, Vittihalbhai Patel and others, within the Congress (1923).
- Established National University at Dacca (1921).
- He was the 1st elected mayor of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (1924).
- Key literary Work:
- Newspaper: ‘Forward’, later named ‘Liberty’ (Subhash Chandra Bose was the editor).
- Books: India for Indians, Freedom through Disobedience.
Values: Patriotism, leadership, etc.