Question

Write a note about Khudiram Bose and why he was hanged.

Answer 1

Instructions: Your answer should have the following points:

• Provide details about Khudiram Bose’s early life.
• Give an account of activities he used to do to break the British laws.
• Explain the incident that led to the hanging of Khudiram Bose which was the bombing of the horse carriage.

Solution:

• Khudiram Bose was born on 3rd December, 1889,in the Midnapur district of Bengal.
• His parents passed away when he was very young. He was raised by Satyen Babu, who inspired him to be a revolutionary.
• He participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement and the burning of foreign clothes.
• He used to jump into the river Ganga to topple boats carrying salt to break the unfair salt laws.
• On the 30th of April, 1908, along with Praful Chaki, Khudiram Bose attempted to kill Judge Kingsford by throwing a bomb on his horse carriage.
• While the judge survived, it killed the wife and daughter of lawyer Kennedy.
• Praful Chaki had shot himself before the police could arrest him, but Khudiram Bose was captured and hanged at the age of 18.
• He became the youngest martyr of the nation.