AGARTALA, Dec 3 (TIWN): State Tripura paid tribute Martyr Khudiram Bose on Saturday.

 In this regard, Khudiram Smriti Samiti Raksha Committee paid tribute to Martyr Khudiram Bose before Ujjayanta Palace.

Khudiram Bose was an Indian Bengali revolutionary, one of the youngest revolutionaries early in the Indian independence movement. 

 At the time of his hanging, he was 18 years, 8 months and 8 days old.

The country has forgotten the martyr, who was a student of Midnapore Collegiate School, 16 year old Bose was heavily influenced and inspired by Aurobindo Ghosh, a veteran freedom fighter and later known as spiritual leader Sri Aurobindo.

As a student, Bose was known to act as a messenger for secret revolutionary groups in Midnapore region.

Khudiram was eventually hanged to death on 11 August 1908. The morning after, Anandabazar Patrika reported how Bose died ‘cheerful and smiling’.

To honour the 18 year old’s death, poet Pitambar Das wrote and composed the popular Bengali song Ek Baar Bidaye De Ma – a song that resonates the passion the young boy had for his motherland. It is also a song that always manages to bring a lump in one’s throat because of its sad, haunting words.