Previous Year Question
Who was the author of the book ‘Bandi Jiwan’?
Dinabandhu Mitra
Hema Chandrakar
Ram Prasad Bismil
Sachindra Sanyal
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
Revolutionary Sachindra Nath Sanyal wrote the famous book Bandi Jeevan. It was an important work relating to his experiences of imprisonment and revolutionary life.
Bandi Jeevan was published in 1922 and contains accounts connected with political prisoners and revolutionary activities under British rule.
The book became highly influential within the Indian revolutionary movement. Its impact among contemporary revolutionaries was such that it has been described as a kind of textbook for the revolutionary movement.
Sachindra Nath Sanyal was one of the leading figures of the revolutionary movement in northern India. He was an associate of Rash Behari Bose and later became associated with the Hindustan Republican Association along with Ram Prasad Bismil, Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee and other revolutionaries.
He was sentenced to transportation for life in the Benares Conspiracy Case of 1915 and was released in 1920. Later, he was again sentenced to transportation for life in connection with the Kakori Conspiracy Case.
Therefore, the author of Bandi Jeevan was Sachindra Nath Sanyal.