Alimuddin Ahmad | |
|---|---|
| সৈয়দ আলীমুদ্দীন আহমদ | |
| Born | 1884 Dacca, Bengal Presidency |
| Died | 1920 (aged 35–36) |
| Movement | Anti-colonial independence movement |
Syed Alimuddin Ahmad (Bengali: সৈয়দ আলীমুদ্দীন আহমদ; 1884 - 1920), popularly known as Master Saheb (Bengali: মাস্টার সাহেব),[1] was a Bengali bodybuilder and wrestler. He participated in the anti-British independence movement as an underground activist and revolutionary,[2] as a part of the Dhaka Mukti Sangha organisation.[3] Ahmed rose to prominence after the organisation was absorbed into Subhas Chandra Bose's Bengal Volunteers during the mayorship of Chittaranjan Das in Calcutta.[4]
Early life and family
Syed Alimuddin Ahmad was born in 1884 to a Bengali Muslim family of Syeds in Ashiq Jamadar Lane, Dhaka. His father, Syed Amiruddin, was a tailor by profession and owned a small tailoring shop. He and his siblings were educated in the local primary school and then at madrasas, which was why he was often referred to by the titles of Munshi or Moulvi by his comrades.[5] Ahmad then enrolled at the Dhaka College. Following his father's death, he started working as a home tutor. Ahmad was a devout Sunni Muslim.[6]
Activism
The start of Ahmad's activism roughly coincided with the 1905 Partition of Bengal movement. As an accomplice of Hemchandra Ghosh, he joined Ghosh's organisation, the Dhaka Mukti Sangha.[7] During World War I, many revolutionaries and activists were arrested by the British Army though others such as Ahmad continued to keep the organisation alive underground. Ahmad provided shelter for numerous rebels and assisted them with weaponry. He prevented communal riots in Dacca during his leadership and had recruited many young people in the city.[8] Among his notable disciples was Abdul Jabbar (revolutionary)|Abdul Jabbar.[2] Ahmad continued his anti-imperial activities in hiding to avoid police arrests. The colonial police were never able to capture him.[9]
Death and legacy
Alimuddin Ahmad died of tuberculosis in his early thirties in 1920,[10] which was a major setback for the Mukti Sangha.[8]
References
- ^ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra (1982). India Wrests Freedom. Sahitya Samsad. pp. 18, 47.
- ^ a b Mazumdar, Satyendra Narayan (1979). In Search of a Revolutionary Ideology and a Revolutionary Programme. People's Publishing House. pp. 77–78.
- ^ "Bengal Volunteers (Revolutionary Organization)". Netaji Subhas Bose.
- ^ Datta, Pradip Kumar (18 September 2020). "From where West Bengal was run for three decades-plus". Daily Asian Age.
- ^ "Tribute to Calcutta TV on the 138th birth anniversary of revolutionary Hemchandra Ghosh". News 8 Plus. 22 October 2021.
- ^ "তাঁর নামেই নামকরণ হয় 'আলিমুদ্দিন স্ট্রিট', বিস্মৃতির অন্তরালে সেই বাঙালি বিপ্লবী". prohor.in (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ Datta, Bhupendranath (16 January 2022). Swami Vivekananda: Patriot-Prophet. K.K. Publications. p. 345.
- ^ a b Gupta, Maya; Gupta, Amit Kumar (2001). Defying Death: Struggle Against Imperialism and Feudalism. Tulika. p. 101. ISBN 9788185229416.
- ^ Mookerjee, Nanda (1977). Vivekananda's Influence on Subhas. Jayasree Prakashan. p. 55.
- ^ Sengupta, Subodha (November 2013). Bose, Anjali (ed.). সংসদ বাঙালি চরিতাভিধান (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Kolkata: Sahitya Samsad. p. 80. ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6.
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