Khudiram Bose was a brave freedom fighter who fought for the independence of our country and laid down his life for it. Saheed Khudiram Bose Smriti Raksha Committee, Agartala paid tribute to the fearless freedom fighter Khudiram Bose on his 116th death anniversary.

A rally was organized on Friday morning after paying floral tribute to the state of Khudiram Bose in front of Ujjayanta Palace.

Speaking to the reporters, Hara Kishore Bhowmik, secretary of Khudiram Bose Smriti Rakhsha Committee said, “August 11 marks the 113th death anniversary of the fearless freedom fighter Khudiram Bose who laid down his life for the freedom of India at a very young age of 18 years”.

He was from a small village called Mohobani which was located in West Bengal’s Medinipur (then Midnapore) district. Bose was born on December 3, 1889.

Growing up, he faced several hardships. He lost his mother at the tender age of 6, and his father just a year later. After which,  Bose came in contact with revolutionaries like Barindra Kumar Ghosh of Calcutta. He then became a volunteer in the freedom struggle when he was just 15.

Just around then, the Britishers caught him distributing pamphlets with anti-British propaganda. After which, he involved himself even further by planting bombs near police stations in order to target officials. The revolutionary had a fearless spirit and is known for the attempt to assassinate the district magistrate of Muzaffarpur, Douglas Kingsford. At the age of 18, Bose, and his friend Prafulla Chaki devised a plan to assassinate the judge. They threw a bomb at a carriage which they suspected was carrying him, however, they erroneously killed two women instead. The district magistrate escaped. The Britishers set out to nab Bose and Chaki after the attempt. However, Chaki shot himself before they could get to him. Khudiram Bose, was caught and put to trial. He was then hanged, at the young age of 18, for the attempt of assassination. Khudiram Bose was one of the youngest freedom fighters that gave up their life for the country.