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Dinesh Gupta
Indian revolutionary (1911–1931) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dinesh Chandra Gupta (Bengali: দিনেশ চন্দ্র গুপ্ত Dinesh Chôndro Gupto) or Dinesh Gupta (6 December 1911 – 7 July 1931) was an Indian revolutionary against British rule in India, who is noted for launching an attack on the Secretariat Building - the Writers' Building in the Dalhousie square in Calcutta, along with Badal Gupta and Benoy Basu.
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Born | (1911-12-06)6 December 1911 |
Died | 7 July 1931(1931-07-07) (aged 19) |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Alma mater | Dhaka College |
Known for | Writers' Building attack |
Rabindrasangeet exponent and trainer Maya Sen (maiden name Gupta) was his own niece. Even he suggested his sister-in-law Ashalata Gupta to let Maya learn Rabindrasangeet. His nephew and Maya's brother Dr. Tapan Gupta was a doctor and established 'the Tagoreans' in London. Mr. Gupta's daughter is an MBE, Tanika Gupta, a playwright and regularly works for BBC and the stage in England.