Bagha jatin biography of albert

Dear Friends,

In his childhood, Dr. Prithwindra Mukherjee (born in 1936, Kolkata) listened to tales of his grandfather Jatindranath Mukherjee or Bagha Jatin from ‘Bordi’, the latter’s elder sister Vinodebala Devi.

In 1955, inspired by written notes left by Bordi, Dr. Mukherjee began investigating the life and times of Bagha Jatin. It began with correspondence with those who had known Jatin, and in 1963, invited by Bhupendrakumar Datta, one of Jatin’s loyal followers and former Jugantar leader, he interviewed surviving revolutionaries connected to Jatin. 

Along with other documents from the state and national archives, recommended by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr.

Prithwindra Mukherjee was the first to consult microfilms on the Indo-German collaboration (an original contribution of Jatin) as intercepted by Anglo-American Intelligence during World War I. 

The following is a two-part series of reminiscences by Dr.

Mukherjee about his legendary grandfather publish