Pulin De (Bengali: পুলিন দে; May 14, 1914 – October 11, 2000) was a Bengali socialist leader. He was jailed for 12 years during British rule.
Early life
De was born in Dhalghat village, Chittagong District (present-day Bangladesh). His father, Saroda Kumer Dey was a postal employee and mother, Sabitri Debi was a housewife. As a student, he joined the Jugantar movement. He was arrested by the British authorities and jailed for six years. Whilst in jail he obtained his B.A. degree. De was set free in 1938, after which he joined the Congress Socialist Party.
Political life
De was jailed once again in 1941, under the Defense of India Rules. He was released in 1945. Upon his release he was included in the Provincial Executive Committee of the Socialist Party.
After the Partition of India De became the secretary of the Pakistan Socialist Party in East Pakistan. He also served as a professor at Dacca College for four years. He was arrested during the 1952 Language Movement. In 1954 he was elected to the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly from one of seats reserved for minorities.
As of the early 1960s he served as headmaster of Dalghat High School. Due to the political situation, De had to leave Pakistan in 1969.
De's favorite sports were tennis and cricket.
Death
He died on October 11, 2000.
References
- ^ Barque, A. M. (1963). Barque's Pakistan Trade Directory and Who's Who. p. 2071. OCLC 2340362.
Pulin De, M. A, Headmaster, Dhalghat High School Chittagong. Born: 14th May, 1914 ... Suffered detention for 12 year during British Rule ... Games: Tennis and cricket.
- ^ East Pakistan (Pakistan). Assembly (1957). Alphabetical List of Members. East Pakistan Government Press. p. 48.
- ^ অধ্যাপক পুলিন দে'র স্মরণ সভা ১৪ অক্টোবর. আমাদের সময়.কম - AmaderShomoy.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- Saul Rose (1959). Socialism in Southern Asia. Oxford University Press. p. 65. OCLC 951919875.
... the elections for the East Bengal Assembly which were held in March 1954. In those elections four Socialist Party members stood as candidates, and all four were elected ... none of the candidates stood as Socialists. Three— ... , Professor Pulin De, ... —-were Hindus contesting reserved minority seats ... stood as members of the Minorities United Front.
- Mankind, Vol. 12, issues 2-8. K. Patnayak. 1970. p. 40.