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A branch of the Anushilan Samiti was established at Patna (Bihar) in 1913 by the revolutionary:
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Answer: Option C — Sachindra Nath Sanyal
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A branch of the Anushilan Samiti was established at Patna in 1913 by the revolutionary Sachindra Nath Sanyal.
About Sachindra Nath Sanyal:
- He was born on 3 April 1893 in Varanasi.
- He became a revolutionary while still a student, and founded the Anushilan Samiti branch in Varanasi in 1908.
- He later set up a branch at Patna (1913), to spread the revolutionary movement in Bihar.
- He was a close associate of Rash Behari Bose, and took part in the Ghadar plan of 1915 for an armed uprising in north India.
- He was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Benaras Conspiracy Case (1915), and was sent to the Cellular Jail in the Andaman Islands.
- He was released in 1920.
His later role:
- After his release, he helped to organise a new revolutionary organisation in north India, and wrote its manifesto, "The Revolutionary".
- He was arrested again in the Kakori conspiracy case (1925), and sentenced to transportation for life.
- He was a mentor to many young revolutionaries, including Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad.
His book:
He wrote "Bandi Jivan" ("A Life of Captivity"), an account of the revolutionary movement and his prison life, which inspired many young people.
His death:
He died of tuberculosis in 1942, at Gorakhpur, while in detention.
About the Anushilan Samiti:
It was a revolutionary society founded in Bengal in 1902, which spread to other parts of India.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Ram Prasad Bismil and Rash Behari Bose were other revolutionaries; Jatindra Nath Das died after a hunger strike in Lahore jail in 1929.
Quick tip
Remember: Anushilan Samiti branch at Patna (1913) = Sachindra Nath Sanyal ("Bandi Jivan"; Benaras Conspiracy Case 1915; Kakori case; Cellular Jail).
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