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Somen Chanda

Somen Chanda

Native name	সোমেন চন্দ
Born	(1920-05-24)24 May 1920 Narsingdi, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	8 March 1942(1942-03-08) (aged 21) Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India
Occupation	Marxist activist, writer, trade union leader
Language	Bengali
Nationality	British Indian
Alma mater	Sir Salimullah Medical College

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Somen Chanda (Bengali: সোমেন চন্দ; 24 May 1920 – 8 March 1942) was a Marxist activist, writer and trade union leader of Bengal.

Early life

Somen Chanda was born in Narsingdi District, British India in 1920.^[1] In 1936 he passed Entrance examination from Pogose School and entered in Mitford Medical School (now Sir Salimullah Medical College) in Dacca. He was attracted to marxist politics and trade union movement in student life.^[2]

Literary works

Chanda joined in Progressive Writers' Association or Pragati Lekhak Sangha and anti fascist activism in Dhaka. He wrote his first novel Banya while he was 17. He wrote number of short stories, drama and articles in their literary journals which were collectively published posthumously.^[3] His stories were translated in many languages.^[2]

Death

While leading a rally of workers of East Bengal Railway organised by the Soviet Suhrid Samity in Dhaka,^[4] Chanda was attacked by some hooligans and killed brutally on 8 March 1942.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "We shall overcome". 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b Vol - I, Subodh C. Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansab Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 606. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
^ Soumen Chanda o tar rachana sangraha. Nabajatak Prakashak. 1988. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
^ চক্রবর্তী, শুভাশিস. "ফ্যাসিবিরোধী লড়াইয়ে শহিদ এক বাঙালি". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ Abanti K. Sanyal (2003). Arun Mitra. ISBN 9788126017546. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
^ Nityapriẏa Ghosha (2001). Samar Sen. ISBN 9788126011100. Retrieved 4 May 2018.