Person · Anushilan revolutionary
Prafulla Chaki
Also known as Prafulla
Prafulla Chaki (10 December 1888 - 2 May 1908), the Anushilan Samiti revolutionary and co-conspirator with Khudiram Bose at the 30 April 1908 Muzaffarpur bombing attempt against Douglas Kingsford. Born at Bihari village in Bogra district (modern Bangladesh), Chaki was a 19-year-old student at the time of the bombing. After the bomb killed two innocent British women, Chaki fled toward the Muzaffarpur railway station on foot but was recognised by a British constable. Rather than be captured, he shot himself through the mouth on 2 May 1908 at Mokama Ghat railway station. The 1948 Bengal commemoration and the 2016 Rajshahi (Bangladesh) 'Prafulla Chaki Memorial' honour his legacy.
- Date
- 1888–1908
- Function
- Social reform & movement
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
Connections (1)
- Court associationKhudiram Bose
Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki together carried out the 30 April 1908 Muzaffarpur bombing attempt against the hated British judge Douglas Kingsford (who had sentenced several Anushilan Samiti Bengal revolutionaries to transportation). The two 19-year-olds were among the earliest Bengal armed-revolutionary martyrs — Khudiram hanged at Muzaffarpur Jail on 11 August 1908 and Chaki shot himself at Mokama Ghat station on 2 May 1908 to avoid capture.
Sources
Standard biography; regional historiography.
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