Sarat Chandra Bose

Politician, Writer, Lawyer

Indian Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician, Writer, Lawyer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth06/09/1889
Age60 years (died on 20, Feb, 1950)
BirthplaceCalcutta, West Bengal, India
Date of Death20/02/1950

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Indian barrister, independence activist, and nationalist politician who played a significant role in India's freedom struggle against British rule in the first half of the twentieth century.

Physical Stats & More

Height175 cm
Weight80 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolA Protestant European School
CollegePresidency College, Scottish Church College
UniversityUniversity of Calcutta
AdditionalLincoln's Inn, London (Barrister)

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Wife/SpouseBivabati Devi
Marriage Date1910
Children
  • Sisir Kumar Bose
  • Ashoke Nath Bose
  • Amiya Nath Bose
  • Subrata Bose
  • Chitra Ghosh

Family

FatherJanakinath Bose
MotherPrabhabati Devi
Siblings

Career

ReligionHinduism
AddressGiddepahar Bungalow, Kurseong, West Bengal, India
Key Positions
  • President of Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (1936)
  • Member of All India Congress Committee (1936-1947)
  • Member of Interim Government for Works, Mines and Powers (1946)
  • Leader of Congress in Bengal Legislative Assembly
Legal PracticeBegan successful legal practice in Cuttack in 1914 after training at Lincoln's Inn, London

Favourites

Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Writing

Style Quotient

Car CollectionGerman-made Wanderer W24 Sedan car

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Sarat Chandra Bose's smoking habits are unknown.
2. It is not known whether Sarat Chandra Bose consumed alcohol.
3. In 1911, Sarat Chandra Bose traveled to England to study law and become a Barrister.
4. He briefly practiced law in India before dedicating himself to the Indian independence movement.
5. In 1936, Sarat Chandra Bose became the president of the Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee and later served on the All India Congress Committee.
6. Following Subhas Chandra Bose's death in 1945, Sarat Chandra Bose led efforts to support the families of INA soldiers through the INA Defence and Relief Committee.
7. He was appointed to the Interim Government in 1946, overseeing Works, Mines, and Powers.
8. In 2014, historian Leonard A. Gordon delivered a lecture on Sarat Chandra Bose and Subhas Chandra Bose, based on his joint biography titled 'Brothers Against The Raj.'
9. In 1948, Sarat Chandra Bose traveled to Europe to meet Subhas Chandra Bose's wife and daughter.
10. In 1941, Sarat Chandra Bose collaborated with Fazlul Haque to form the Progressive Coalition Party in an effort to unite Hindus and Muslims in Bengal.
11. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn.
12. He opposed the partition of Bengal and favored a united Bengal.
13. Sarat Chandra Bose was a leader in the forward bloc.
14. He strongly supported the formation of the Indian National Army by Subhash Chandra Bose and actively participated in the Quit India movement.
15. He participated in Gandhi-led noncooperation and civil disobedience movements.
16. He was elected an Alderman of the Calcutta Corporation in 1924.
17. He was arrested and imprisoned from 1932 to 1935.
18. He resigned from the All India Congress Working Committee in January 1947 over the Congress handling of the Cabinet Mission Plan.
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