Satish Chandra Samanta
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Satish Chandra Samanta (15 December, 1900 – 4 June, 1983, Mahishadal
) was an Indian independence movement
activist and a member of the Lok Sabha
from 1952-77. At the age of 15 he was influenced by his guru, Swami Prajnanananda Saraswati and adopted the life of Brahmacharya
and took up a life of serving the people.
. He started serving through, the activities organised by the local branch of the Indian National Congress
. Later, he became the president of Tamluk Congress Committee and remained an active congress member for decades. He was known for his leadership qualities and other constructive work. His leadership qualities could be observed during the formation of a parallel government named Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar (Tamrlipta National Government) in Tamluk
during the Quit India Movement
. This body was formed on 17 December 1942 and Samanta, looked after its functioning until his arrest in June, 1943. It lasted till September, 1944. It undertook cyclone relief work, gave grants to schools and organized an armed Vidyut Vahini
In addition to his political work, he helped the people by participating in activities related to improving civic health. He organised and led activities like cleaning roads and choked-up ponds to prevent malaria
, nursing cholera
patients, organising free medical camps, training volunteers and spreading education and literacy in backward areas. After Independence, Satish Chandra Samanta remained as a Member of Parliament for more than three decades. He was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha
from Tamluk constituency
in 1952 and re-elected to the Lok Sabha
from the same constituency in 1957, 1962, 1967 and 1971.
Mahishadal
Mahishadal is an administrative division in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Mahisadal and Nandakumar police stations serve this block...
) was an Indian independence movement
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
activist and a member of the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
from 1952-77. At the age of 15 he was influenced by his guru, Swami Prajnanananda Saraswati and adopted the life of Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya is one of the four stages of life in an age-based social system as laid out in the Manu Smrti and later Classical Sanskrit texts in Hinduism. It refers to an educational period of 14–20 years which starts before the age of puberty. During this time the traditional vedic sciences are...
and took up a life of serving the people.
Biography
He quit Shibpur Engineering College in his second year of study in order to fight for freedom of India from the clutches of the BritishBritish Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
. He started serving through, the activities organised by the local branch of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
. Later, he became the president of Tamluk Congress Committee and remained an active congress member for decades. He was known for his leadership qualities and other constructive work. His leadership qualities could be observed during the formation of a parallel government named Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar (Tamrlipta National Government) in Tamluk
Tamluk
Tamluk is the district headquarters of Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. Though there is some controversy, scholars have generally agreed that present day Tamluk is the site of the ancient city variously known as Tamralipta or Tamralipti...
during the Quit India Movement
Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement , or the August Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table...
. This body was formed on 17 December 1942 and Samanta, looked after its functioning until his arrest in June, 1943. It lasted till September, 1944. It undertook cyclone relief work, gave grants to schools and organized an armed Vidyut Vahini
In addition to his political work, he helped the people by participating in activities related to improving civic health. He organised and led activities like cleaning roads and choked-up ponds to prevent malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
, nursing cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
patients, organising free medical camps, training volunteers and spreading education and literacy in backward areas. After Independence, Satish Chandra Samanta remained as a Member of Parliament for more than three decades. He was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha
1st Lok Sabha
The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's first general election. The 1st Lok Sabha lasted its full tenure of five years and was dissolved on 4 April 1957.- Important Members :- List of Members by state :...
from Tamluk constituency
Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency)
Tamluk is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Tamluk in West Bengal.-Election results:Results of elections held prior to 2009 are summarised below:-Assembly segments:...
in 1952 and re-elected to the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
from the same constituency in 1957, 1962, 1967 and 1971.
Further reading
- Maity, Pradyot Kumar (2003). Quit India Movement In Bengal And The Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar, Kolkata:Punthi Pustak, ISBN 8187813075.