Birth Anniversary of Batukeshwar Dutt

• 18 Nov 2025

Source: TH 

Batukeshwar Dutt, a brave revolutionary who fought alongside Bhagat Singh in India’s freedom struggle, was remembered on his birth anniversary on 18th November. 

Batukeshwar Dutt 

• Early Life: Batukeshwar Dutt was a freedom fighter and was born on 18th November 1910 in Khandaghosh village, Burdwan district, West Bengal. 
  • During college, he met Bhagat Singh, who inspired him to join the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), and he also became an active member of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha. 
• Contribution in Freedom Struggle: On 8th April 1929, Dutt and Bhagat Singh threw two homemade bombs into the empty space of the Central Legislative Assembly to protest repressive colonial bills, not to harm anyone.  
  • They raised slogans like Inquilab Zindabad, distributed leaflets stating if the deaf are to hear, the sound has to be very loud, and surrendered willingly to draw nationwide attention. 
  • Dutt was arrested and given a life sentence. He actively fought for prisoners’ rights and joined several hunger strikes, including a 114-day strike with Bhagat Singh, demanding improved conditions for political prisoners. 
  • After his release in 1938, Dutt joined the Quit India Movement (1942). 
• Legacy: He is remembered as a selfless revolutionary, embodying Swami Vivekananda’s ideal of working without seeking any return.  
  • He was cremated at Hussainiwala where Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were laid to rest. 

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