Shibakali Mondal
Born1905
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal)
Died1930
Krishnanagar, Nadia district, Bengal, British India (now in West Bengal, India)
Cause of deathGunshot wound
NationalityIndian
EducationUniversity of Calcutta
OccupationIndian independence activist
Known forFreedom Struggle, Social work
MovementNon-cooperation movement, Civil disobedience movement

Shibakali Mondal (1904- June 26, 1930), also spelled Shivkali Mandal, was an Indian independence movement activist and social activist from Kushtia town, undivided Nadia district, Bengal presidency (now in Kushtia, Bangladesh).[1]

Life and activity

Early life

Shibakali was born in 1905 in Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal (now in West Bengal). His father Ashutosh Mandal had ancestral house in Kushtia town, but he later moved to Kolkata, where he worked in telegram department. During his college days he took part in the Non-Cooperation movement.[2][3]

Foundation of library and revolutionary organisation

Prior to his becoming a congress activist, Mondal was widely known in Kushtia as a social worker. He had established a very good library in the local Tarun Sangha Club of the town. The self-sacrifice of the martyr Basanta Kumar Biswas deeply influenced Shibakali's life. Mondal founded a youth organization, and inspired other youths to join the freedom movement as volunteers.[2][4]

Involvement in civil disobedience movement and martyrdom

In 1930, Mondal and his associates participated in the civil disobedience movement, hawking khaddar and breaking the law as congress workers. While participating in a rally, he was wounded by gunshot by British police. He later succumbed to the injuries and died in Krishnanagar on 26 June, 1930. The day is still remembered as the Shivakali Divas in the whole of the Nadia district.[3][2][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ DICTIONARY OF MARTYRS INDIA'S FREEDOM STRUGGLE (1857-1947) Vol. 4. New Delhi: Indian Council of Historical Research. 2019. p. 386.
  2. 1 2 3 Basu, Añjali; Gupta, Subodh Chandra Sen (1976). Saṃsada Bāṅālī caritābhidhāna (in Bengali). Sāhitya Saṃsada. p. 511.
  3. 1 2 Chopra, Pran Nath (1969). Who's who of Indian Martyrs. Ministry of Education and Youth Services, Government of India. p. 213.
  4. ↑ Swadhinata Sangrame Nadia (in Bengali). Krishnanagar: Nadia Zela Swadhinata Sangramer Itihas Rachana Samiti. 1973.
  5. ↑ Majumadāra, Dilīpa (1977). Bandīhatyā, bandīmukti o Rabīndranātha (in Bengali). Nabāṅkura Prakāśanī.
  6. ↑ Ghosha, Amarendra Kumāra (1970). Śata śahīdera rakte (in Bengali). Tuli-Kalama. p. 159.
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