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Birth Anniversary of Chittaranjan Das
- 06 Nov 2024
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The Lok Sabha Speaker honored the birth anniversary of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das (C.R. Das) on 5th November, 2024.
- CR Das is widely known as Deshbandhu meaning "Friend of the Nation" and "Apostle of Nationalism," as he inspired youth like SC Bose.
- He gained prominence as a barrister by defending Aurobindo Ghose in the Alipore Bomb Case (1908), leading to Aurobindo’s acquittal.
- He also served as defence counsel in the Dacca Conspiracy Case (1910-11).
- He was part of a non-official committee, along with Gandhiji and Motilal Nehru, investigating the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (1919).
- Initially, he sought modifications in the Non-Cooperation programme but later supported it by renouncing his legal practice in 1920.
- He co-founded the Swarajya Party with Motilal Nehru in 1923 to pursue "Non-Cooperation from within the Councils".
- He served as Indian National Congress (INC) President in 1922 at the Gaya session but resigned after his council-entry proposal was defeated.
- His biography, The Life and Times of C.R. Das, was written by Prithwis Chandra Ray.
