They had to hire one to cross the turbulent Meghna. The whole episode was like a scene from a film. On 8th December 1930, the three musketeers, Benoy, Badal and Dinesh, dressed in European costume, entered the Writers' Building and shot Simpson dead.

Among those, some figures are of really notable personalities like Zeus, Athena, Hermes and Demeter.Besides, these changes done by the British Government took place during Queen Victoria’s rule. He was ultimately caught only to die at the Medical College Hospital in Kolkata, after the Battle of the Verandah. It was named after B.B.D. Benoy's photo was pasted all around. As we enter the town, very expansive square opens before us, with a large expanse of water in the middle, for public use… the square itself is composed of magnificent houses which render Kolkata (formerly called Calcutta) not only one of the best town in Asia but one of the finest in the world. Bagh is still the commercial and political center of all of East India and many of the business and political institutions from the colonial era still exist. Benoy ultimately shot him, at the Medical School Hospital in Dhaka, escaping to Kolkata soon after.The three comrades, Benoy, Badal and Dinesh, decided to kill N S Simpson, as well as other Britishers, to strike terror into the heart of the Raj’s official circles. The journey from there to the slum area of No. The 3 bravehearts stormed Kolkata’s Writer’s Building, and started firing rounds at the British.British officers, gentry, Bengali gentlemen and clerks, were doing their regular business. BINOY BADAL DINESH. The name of the companion was Supati Roy. The building had a connection with all the ruling entities the City of Joy had. Bagh (or Dalhousie Square as it was formerly known) was created as the center of the Over the next one and a half centuries, the square grew in importance and influence.

When the train reached Narayanganj, the police searched not only the train but had the instructions to search the boats also. He was martyred on 7th July 1931, at the Alipore Jail, aged 19.The cold day of 8th December 1930, saw the three young men achieve immortality. 200 off!

It was then that three men shattered the silence, with a deafening roar that would echo through the ages.Benoy Krishna Basu was born on 11th September 1908, in the village of Rohitbhog in Munshiganj district, now in Bangladesh. Even the name of the locality changed from Tank square to Dalhousie street, and currently, the name of the place is BBD Bagh. B. D. Bagh - after the Benoy-Badal-Dinesh trio. Also, the physical grandeur of the building kept changing with its changing rulers. 10,000/- was announced. 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 Kolkata, along with Badal Gupta and Benoy Basu. He joined the Bengal Volunteers as a member, and found his calling in revolutionary activities.Badal was influenced by the revolutionary activities of his two paternal uncles, Late Dharani Nath Gupta, and Nagendra Nath Gupta, both involved in the Alipore Bomb Case, and imprisoned along with Rishi Aurobindo Ghosh.The Bengal Volunteers, organised by Subhash Chandra Bose, came into being during the 1928 Kolkata session of the Indian National Congress.

On 8th December 1930, the three musketeers, Benoy, Badal and Dinesh, dressed in European costume, entered the Writers' Building and shot Simpson dead.

The martyrdom and self-sacrifice of Benoy, Badal, and Dinesh inspired further revolutionary activities in It is also accompanied by the unique statue of Minerva – The Virgin Goddess. The square is also characterized by other historical landmarks including Overall, the square sees thousands of people arriving from all over the The Central Telegraph Office which lies to the south of the main square In memory of their Writers' Building attack, a plate was engraved in the wall of Writers' Building, first floor. B. They changed their address, from Muslim beggars in tatters to one of a Zamindar with a servant. They were known for their revolutionary exploits.‘Operation Freedom’ launched in 1930 protested against police repression in different Bengali Jails. Lowman died instantly and Hodson, the Superintendent of police, was grievously injured.

Benoy Badal Dinesh. In the … A senior activist The next target was Colonel N.S.

The revolutionaries decided to murder him and shake the very roots of British imperialism by launching an attack on the Secretariat Building- the Writers' Building in Kolkata.

The Currency Building undergoing renovations and restorations

This video is unavailable. One side of the square consists of a range of buildings occupied by persons in civil employments under the Company, such as writers in public offices.