Cause of death Police firing Name Sachindra Pal Nationality India Died May 19, 1961, Silchar | Ethnicity Bengali Hindu Parents Gopesh Chandra Pal Occupation Student | |
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Born 1942 Sylhet, Assam, British India Known for Martyr in Bengali Language Movement of Barak Valley | ||
Sachindra Chandra Pal (Bengali: শচীন্দ্রচন্দ্র পাল) (1942 - 19 May 1961) was an Indian student who took part in the Bengali Language Movement in Silchar and was martyred on 19 May 1961. Shahid Sachindra Paul Road in Silchar is named in his memory.
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Early life
Sachindra Chandra born in the village of Madanpur, under Nabiganj police station in the Habiganj sub-division of the undivided Sylhet district in the year 1942, to Gopesh Chandra Pal. He was the second son among six sons and one daughter. During the Partition, their family migrated to Silchar and settled in the town. Sachindra attended the Cachar High School in Silchar and appeared for the secondary examinations in 1961.
Martyrdom
The very next day after the matriculation exams, a satyagraha was being organized at the Tarapur railway station in Silchar demanding Bengali as the medium of education. Sachindra joined the satyagraha. The rail blockade programme passed off peacefully in the morning. However, in the afternoon at around 2-30 PM, a truck carrying arrested satyagrahis were passing by, when suddenly it was set on fire. When the satyagrahis protested, the military personnel posted at the site started firing indiscriminately killing Sachindra.