REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES
Bombay presidency :-
The 1st revolutionary act was assassination of two British officers. Lryst and rand by Chopekar Brothers (Balakrishna and Damodar) in 1897 for their indiffierence during the Cholera Operations in Pune.
IN 1899, the Savarkar Brother founded Abhinav Bharat, the 1st revolutionary organisation in India as a secret society. In 1907. Ganesh Savarkar founded Mitra mela, another revolutionary organisation. The Savarkar Brother were tried under Nasik Conspiracy Case, 1908 for attempting on the life of Steverson, the District Magistrate of Nasik and were deported for life.
BENGAL PRESIDENCY :-
Anushilan Samiti was the first revolutionary organisation founded in 1902 by Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Bhupendranath Dutta, Prafulla Chaki. Khudiram Bose and Parmotarak Mitra. Aurobindo Ghost also belonged to Anushilan Samiti, In 1902, Anushilan samiti of Dacca, another secret society was founded by Pulin Das. The samiti attempted on the life of Lt. Governor of Bengal, fuller in 1904, In 1906. all Anushilan Samiti members were tried on the charges of attempting on the life of Kingsford. The district magistrate of Muzaffarpur. Except Aurobindo, all were deported for life. Aurobindo settled at Pondicherry and Founded Krishna Ashram.
Bagha Jatin (Jatin Mukherjee), the most popular revollutionary in West Bengal planned an attack on Writers Building and was killed in an encounter at Balasore in 1915.
Surya Sen was the most popular revolutionary form East Bengal. He Founded 'Hindustan People's Republican army' and conducted Chittagong Armoury Raid in 1930.
Pritilata Wadekar and Kalpana Dutta were his two women comrades involved in the explosion of the European Club in Decca with the executor of Surya in 1933, terrorism ended in Bengal.
UNITED PROVINCES :-
The Roorke Engineering College was the main centre of activities. In 1912, Rashbehari Bose attempted on the Life of viceroy Lord Hardinge II; when the Viceroy was entering the new capital city Delhi, Conspiracy Case.
In 1924, Sachin Sanyal and Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee founded the Hindustan People's Republican Party, first revolutionary organisation at All India level. At the instance of Bhagat Singh, its name was changed as Socialist Party. In 1926, Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashwaqullar Khan of the Republican Party conducted the Kakori train dacoity. In Dec, 1928, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru killed Sauders.
On April 14, 1929, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Batukeswar Dutt and Vijay Kumar Sinha hurled bombs in Central Legislative Assembly (Parliament) in protest against the Public Safety Bill and Indian Trade Disputes Bill; tried under Lahore Conspiracy Case, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were executed on 23rd March, 1931 on the banks of River Ravi.
Jatin Das undertook fast unto death for 63 days in the Lahore Jail for better living conditions for the prisoners.
MADRASH PRESIDEANCY :-
Bharata Mata Sangam was the popular revolutionary organisation founded by Subramanya Sivam and Neelakanta Brahmachari in 1908. The Sangam was involved in Thirunelvelli Conspiracy Case. the District Collector Aash was assassinated.
Darsi Chenchaiah, the only member of the Ghadar Party form the South, involved in the Ongole Conspiracy Case.
TERRORISM ABROAD :-
Shyamji Krishnavarma founded Indian Society, a secret society in London and also started the journals Indian Sociologist. Mandanlal Dhingra of the Indian Society assassinated Curzon Veille; a spy on Indian House.
B.R. Cama called 'Mother of Indian Revolution' started Vande Matram Movement in Paris and also founded the journal 'Vande Mataram'
In 1913, revolutionaries like Lala Hardayal Sohan Singh Bakna founded the Ghadar Partyat San Fransisco The order members were Rashhehari Bose. Keshar Singh Jwala Singh, Ramachandra Bharadwaj. Ajit Singh, Mahendra Pratap (15 Ghadarites).
In 1915, Mahendra Pratap and Barkatullah Khan of the Ghadar Party founded the first provincial govt. of free India in Kabul.
In 1914 - 15 the Kamagata Maru incident took place. It was a Japan based ship sailing to Vancouver, commanded by Capt. Gurdeer Singh The ship was not allowed to enter Vancouver on the suspicion that it was carrying revolutionaries and explosives.
In 1940, Udham Singh Killed Dyer in London. In 1942, Birendranadh Chattopadhyay founded Indian Independence Committee in Berlin. Under Zimmerman Plan, the Committee tried to mobilize support of the Nazi Party of India's liberation.
In 1942, Rashbehari Bose of Ghadar Party founded Indian Independence League in tokyo and mobilised resources for INA.
REVOLUTIONARY JOURNALS :-
Barindra kumar Ghosh and Bhupendranath Dutta founded the Journal Yugantar.
Sandhya, founded by Brahmobandhab Upadhyay. Kirti was founded by Santokh Singh
Langal and Ganabani were founded by S.S. Mirzakar and Jolekar.
Kranti was founded by Dharani Goswanti and Gopu chakraborty.
Bhagat Singh wrote a pamphlet - 'Why I am an atheist'?