Bipin Chandra Pal

Bipin Chandra Pal (1858-1932) was a noted politician, journalist, an eminent orator and one of the three famous patriots, known as the trilogy of Lal Bal Pal. The other two were Lala Lajpat Rai and Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He was one of the main architects of the Swadeshi movement. He stood against the partition of Bengal.

Pal was born on November 7, 1858 in at Sylhet (now in Bangladesh). He came to Calcutta and got admitted in the Presidency college but left studies before graduating. However he had remarkable Literacy competence and studied various books extensively. He started his career as school master and worked as a librarian in the Calcutta Public Library. Here he came in contact with Keshav Chandra Sen and others like Shivnath Shastri, B.K.Goswami and S.N.Banerjee. Their influence attracted him to join active politics. Soon he got inspired by the extremist patriotism of Tilak, Lala and Aurobindo. In 1898 he went to England to study comparative theology but came back to preach ideal of Swadeshi through himself in the non cooperation movement due to his difference of view points with other leaders of the movement.

A journalist himself, Pal used his profession in spreading patriotic feelings and social awareness. He was the editor of the 'Democrat', the 'Independent' and many other journals and newspapers. He published a biography of Queen Victoria in Bangla. 'Swaraj and the Present Situation' and 'The Soul of India' are the two of his many books written by him.

Pal had a 'never say die' attitude and he lived by his Principle. He revolted against the evils and ill practices of Hinduism. He was a member of the Brahmo Samaj and believed in the equality of men and women. He encouraged widow marriages and female education. India lost one of it's most ardent patriot when he passed away in 1932.

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