Charu Chandra Dutta
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Charu Chandra Datta | |
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| Born | 1877 |
| Died | 1952 (aged 74–75) |
| Other names | Charu Chandra Dutt |
| Occupations | Indian Civil Service officer, freedom fighter |
| Known for | Revolutionary activities, association with Sri Aurobindo, involvement with Bande Mataram |
| Spouse | Lilabati Basu Mallik |
| Children | Lilabati Datta, Arindham Datta |
Charu Chandra Datta (also spelled Dutt; 1877–1952) was an Indian.
Career in the Indian Civil Service
[edit]After entering the ICS, Datta was appointed as a magistrate and later served as a district judge in the Bombay Presidency. Despite his official position, he continued his clandestine involvement in revolutionary nationalist activities, operating discreetly within the colonial system.[1]
Revolutionary activities
[edit]In 1904, while posted in Thane (then in the Bombay Presidency), Datta met Sri Aurobindo, with whom he developed a close ideological association.[2]
Later life
[edit]In 1940, Datta joined the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry.[3] There, he devoted himself to educational work and is remembered for teaching children in his residence at the Ashram.
See also
[edit]- Sri Aurobindo
- Indian independence movement
- Bande Mataram (newspaper)
- Indian Civil Service
- Visva-Bharati University
- Revolutionary movement for Indian independence
References
[edit]- ^ Nandi, Dwijendra (1972). Some Documents Relating to Early Indian Communists and Controversies Around Them. sole distributors: Eastern Publishers'. pp. 55, 56.
- ^ "The Incarnate Word". incarnateword.in. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ^ Majumdar, Purnima (2005). Sri Aurobindo. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. p. 38. ISBN 978-81-288-0194-5.
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