EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 7 MIN
Chittagong Armoury Raid: Bengal's First Armed Uprising
from The Hidden History of Bengal: Kingdoms, Empires, and Revolution — Fexingo History · host Fexingo
In 1930, a group of young revolutionaries led by Masterda Surya Sen orchestrated a daring raid on the police and auxiliary forces armoury in Chittagong, then a district of undivided Bengal. This episode traces the story of the Chittagong Armoury Raid, its leaders, and its aftermath. We discuss the Indian Republican Army, the sixteen-month guerrilla campaign in the jungles of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the Jalalabad Hill battle, the capture and execution of Surya Sen, and the legendary jailbreak by Kalpana Datta and others. The episode explores the ideology of armed resistance against British rule, the role of women revolutionaries like Pritilata Waddedar, and the cultural memory of these events in Bangladesh and India. We also examine how the raid was received by mainstream Indian political leaders including Gandhi and the Indian National Congress, and its legacy in the broader independence movement. #ChittagongArmouryRaid #SuryaSen #Masterda #KalpanaDatta #PritilataWaddedar #IndianRepublicanArmy #JalalabadHill #Bengal #IndianIndependenceMovement #ArmedRevolution #ColonialIndia #BritishRaj #ChittagongHillTracts #BengaliRevolutionaries #1930 #History #FexingoHistory #SouthAsianHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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In 1930, a group of young revolutionaries led by Masterda Surya Sen orchestrated a daring raid on the police and auxiliary forces armoury in Chittagong, then a district of undivided Bengal. This episode traces the story of the Chittagong Armoury Raid, its leaders, and its aftermath. We discuss the Indian Republican Army, the sixteen-month guerrilla campaign in the jungles of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the Jalalabad Hill battle, the capture and execution of Surya Sen, and the legendary jailbreak by Kalpana Datta and others. The episode explores the ideology of armed resistance against British rule, the role of women revolutionaries like Pritilata Waddedar, and the cultural memory of these events in Bangladesh and India. We also examine how the raid was received by mainstream Indian political leaders including Gandhi and the Indian National Congress, and its legacy in the broader independence movement. #ChittagongArmouryRaid #SuryaSen #Masterda #KalpanaDatta #PritilataWaddedar #IndianRepublicanArmy #JalalabadHill #Bengal #IndianIndependenceMovement #ArmedRevolution #ColonialIndia #BritishRaj #ChittagongHillTracts #BengaliRevolutionaries #1930 #History #FexingoHistory #SouthAsianHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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