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Birendranath Sasmal (26 October, 1811 - September, 1934) was a lawyer and political leader. He was known as Deshparan because of his work for the country and for his efforts in the Swadeshi movement.
Early Life
Birendranath Sasmal was born to a zamindar family at Chandiveti, a village a few miles from Contai, in undivided Midnapore district. His father’s name was Biswambhar Sasmal and mother’s Anandamoyee. He passed the Entrance Examination in 1900 and got admission into Ripon College of Calcutta for higher education. After finishing his college he went to England to study law. He returned India after being a barrister.
Revolutionary Activities
He started practising law at Calcutta High Court. He was jailed for nine month by British Raj for calling a general strike during the visit of King George V to British India. During his stay at Presidency Jail he wrote his autobiography named Sroter Trina.
He died from heart attack at the age of 53.
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