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Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
जतीन्द्र मोहन सेनगुप्ता
The firebrand of Bengal — Deshbandhu of the eastern province
Years
1885 – 1933
Known as
Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
Birthplace
Chittagong, Bengal
Field
Freedom Fighters
“I have given my life to Bhārat — what does the empire's prison matter to me?”
— Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
The Story
Born in Chittagong in 1885, Sengupta trained as a barrister in England and returned to a brilliant legal career in Calcutta. But the national movement claimed him: he joined the Congress, and from 1921 he devoted himself wholly to the struggle, leading the non-cooperation movement in Bengal and serving as the mayor of Calcutta.
He was a fearless orator and organiser who led Bengal's civil disobedience campaigns, was arrested again and again, and served years in prison. His name became a rallying cry in East Bengal, where the people honoured him as Deshbandhu — and his leadership kept the fire of the movement burning in the province.
In 1933, already weakened by years in prison, he was ordered transported to the Andamans; on the way he fell ill and died. Bengal mourned him as a hero, and his funeral was one of the greatest the city had seen. He was the Deshbandhu of the east — the leader who gave everything for the freedom of Bhārat.
Core Ideas
Deshbandhu
'Friend of the country' — the title East Bengal gave him.
The Barrister Rebel
He gave up law to join Gandhi's movement.
Mayor of Calcutta
He led the city's civic and national life.
The Prison Years
Arrested repeatedly, he served years in jail.
Death on the Way to the Andamans
He died in 1933, a martyr of the movement.
Why it matters today
Jatindra Mohan Sengupta is remembered as one of the greatest leaders of Bengal — the Deshbandhu whose fire inspired the east. His name is honoured in the history of the Congress, his memory is cherished in Bengal and Bangladesh alike, and his life remains a model of the complete sacrifice of the freedom struggle.