The Chiittagong Armoury Raid: Inspiring Independence

🔍 Surya Sen and other revolutionaries knew their actions wouldn't immediately lead to independence, but believed it would inspire others.

📚 Surya Sen joined the revolutionary secret society Anushilan Samiti while in college.

💥 The Chittagong Armory Raid, led by Surya Sen, aimed to inspire and move the country towards independence.

Surya Sen, also known as Masada, was a prominent figure in the Chittagong branch of the Indian National Congress.

He was involved in the non-cooperation movement and the anushulin samiti, a revolutionary group.

Inspired by Ireland's Easter Rising, Surya Sen planned an armed rebellion in Chittagong.

🔑 The Chittagong Armory Raid was planned by Surya Sen to challenge British forces and free the country from British rule.

🎯 Surya Sen trained a group of children, aged 10 to 15, and formed the Indian Republican Army Chittagong Branch to carry out the raid.

🌍 Although there were only 60 to 65 children in the Chittagong branch, the vision was to establish the Indian Republican Army in every corner of the country for liberation.

👥 Activists like Anan Singh, Ganesh Ghosh, and Lok Nasirai, as young as 20 to 22 years old, along with women leaders, played important roles in the Chittagong Armory raid.

📡 To ensure the success of the raid, the destruction of telegraph lines, telephone lines, and railway lines was included in the plan to prevent immediate communication and reinforcement by British forces.

🔫 On the evening of April 18, 1930, the Indian Republican Army successfully took control of both armories in Chittagong as part of the raid.

🚂 The Chittagong Armoury Raid led to the control of Chittagong by the Indian Republican Army.

🚩 Surya Sen declared the provincial government of Chittagong and hoisted the Indian flag.

🔫 The Indian Republican Army had the advantage of height in the gunfight against the British forces.

🔍 The video discusses the Chittagong Armoury Raid and the role of Surya Sen.

⚔️ Surya Sen and his companions faced torture and were ultimately hanged in January 1934.

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