Dinesh Gupta, born on December 6, 1911, in Josholong village located in the Munshiganj District, became an emblem of youthful patriotism and resistance against colonial rule in India. Growing up during a time when British colonial oppression loomed large, Dinesh Gupta fierce desire for freedom propelled him to join the Bengal Volunteers, a revolutionary group aimed at combating the British Empire's stranglehold over India. Dinesh Chandra Gupta commitment to the cause of independence led him to train local revolutionaries in Midnapore, instilling in them the belief that armed struggle was a viable means to attain freedom.
Gupta's
involvement in the assassination of District Magistrates Douglas, Burge, and
Peddy underscored his willingness to confront the colonial authority directly
and violently. On December 8, 1930, along with fellow revolutionaries Benoy
Basu and Badal Gupta, he executed a daring attack on the Writers' Building,
aiming to eliminate the symbol of colonial bureaucratic power. During this
fateful encounter, after shooting the British officer Simpson, Gupta's resolve
to avoid capture led him to inflict a fatal wound upon himself. Surviving this
attempt, he was subsequently detained and faced the grim reality of a colonial
justice system that sought to quash dissent with extreme measures.
