Dharanath Bhattacharya


Dharanath Bhattacharya was a Bengali activist of Indian independence movement and social worker.

Revolutionary activities

Bhattacharya was born in 1882 in Khulna District, British India in a Gurukul family. His father's name was Umacharan Bhattacharya. Against the age old family tradition he went to Barishal and entered in a school for English education and came into contact with Ashwini Kumar Dutta. Thereafter he moved to Kolkata with his father and attracted towards revolutionary movement. Bhattacharya became a member of the team of Bipin Behari Ganguli. He was active in Muraripukur Bomb Case. Bhattacharya went to underground and fled to Burma. After returning India, he was arrested for involving in Deoghar Conspiracy case and imprisoned.

Social works

After the Independence Bhattacharya joined in politics and devoted to social works. He was elected as member of Provincial Congress Committee in Hooghly. In 1951 Assembly Election, he participated from Dhanekhali under the banner of Bharatiya Jana Sangha and became runners up. He lived at Haripal in Hooghly district and known as Pandit Masai. Bhattacharya established number of schools in Haripal area and a college named Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Haripal in 1966.