Module 5: Bankim Chandra Mitra, 'Liberty Leaflets' & the Benares Conspiracy
Concept
Subtopic 5.1: Liberty Leaflets (1915) and the Benares Conspiracy Case
Bankim Chandra Mitra was the chief organiser of revolutionary activity in Patna. In September 1915, to spread anti-British awareness among the youth and the public, he and Akhil Chandra Das Gupta secretly distributed “Liberty Leaflets” in and around Patna.
During the First World War, Rash Behari Bose and Sachindranath Sanyal planned an armed military uprising across North India, known as the Benares Conspiracy Case. Bankim Chandra Mitra was a key associate of this network. After the plan failed, the British police arrested him in 1915 and he was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment in this case.
- Liberty Leaflets: Distributed in September 1915 by Bankim Chandra Mitra and Akhil Chandra Das Gupta.
- Benares Conspiracy: Plan for an armed uprising in North India by Rash Behari Bose and Sachindranath Sanyal during World War I.
- Bankim Chandra Mitra was arrested in 1915 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment in the Benares Conspiracy Case.
- Question: When were the Liberty Leaflets distributed in Bihar? Answer: September 1915.
- Question: Who planned the Benares Conspiracy? Answer: Rash Behari Bose and Sachindranath Sanyal.
- Question: In which year was Bankim Chandra Mitra arrested? Answer: 1915.
MCQs
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Question 1: Who were involved in distributing the 'Liberty Leaflets' in Bihar in September 1915?
Question 2: Which revolutionary of Bihar was sentenced for involvement in the Benares Conspiracy Case?
Question 3: In which year was the revolutionary Bankim Chandra Mitra arrested?
One-liners
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When were the Liberty Leaflets distributed in Bihar?
September 1915.Who planned the Benares Conspiracy?
Rash Behari Bose and Sachindranath Sanyal.In which year was Bankim Chandra Mitra arrested?
1915.