Mankumar Basu Thakur
Mankumar Basu Thakur | |
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| মানকুমার বসু ঠাকুর | |
Martyr Mankumar Basu Thakur | |
| Born | 28 June 1920 |
| Died | 27 September 1943 |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Other names | Sreedhar |
| Alma mater | St. Gregory's High School, Jagannath College |
| Occupation(s) | Indian Coastal Defence’s 4th Heavy Battery, Gunner |
| Known for | Mutiny attempt at Cochin in the beginning of Royal Indian Navy mutiny |
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| Relatives | Debkumar Basu Thakur (elder brother)
Priya Kumar Basu Thakur (younger brother) Manasi Ghosh (younger sister) Pratul Chandra Rakhsit (brother-in-law) Madhuri Rakshit (elder sister) |
Mankumar Basu Thakur (Bengali: মানকুমার বসু ঠাকুর Mankumar Basu Thakur) (28 June 1920 – 27 September 1943) was an Indian freedom fighter and soldier from Malkhanagarh village in Dhaka District. A brilliant student and graduate of St. Gregory's High School, Dhaka, he became involved in the nationalist Sri sangha during college. Later, he joined the Indian Coastal Defence’s 4th Heavy Battery as a gunner. Inspired by Subhas Chandra Bose, he participated in the navy revolt against British rule in Cochin on 18 April 1943. Arrested and tried in Bangalore, he was executed on 27 September 1943 alongside eight comrades, becoming a martyr in Indian freedom movement.