Bhupendranath Datta Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Revolutionary, Freedom Fighter, Biological Anthropologist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	04/09/1880
Age	81 years (died on 25, Dec, 1961)
Birthplace	Calcutta, Bengal, British India
Date of Death	25/12/1961

Bio/Wiki

Nickname	Bhupen

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's Metropolitan Institution, Machuabazar, Kolkata
College/University	New York University, New York Brown University, United States University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Degrees	Masters of Arts from Brown University, United States PhD degree in anthropology from Hamburg University of Germany (1923)

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Bengali Kayastha
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Controversy	Arrested by the British Police for preaching sedition through articles in Jugantar

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried

Family

Father	Vishwanath Datta (attorney of Calcutta High Court)
Mother	Bhubaneshwari Devi (homemaker)
Siblings	2 brothers (Narendranath Datta, Mahendranath Datta) and 4 sisters (Haramoni, Swarnamoyee, Kiranbala, Jogindrabala)

Career

Political Party	Jugantar Ghadar Party Communist International AITUC
Movement	Indian Independence Movement
Notable Works	Baishnaba Sahitye (in Bengali) Bharatera Dvitiya Svadhinatara Samgrama: Aprakasita Rajanitika (in Bengali) Bharatiya Samaja-Paddhati (in Bengali) Dialectics of Hindu Ritualism Studies in Indian Social Polity Swami Vivekananda, Patriot-prophet: A Study

Some Lesser Known Facts

Bhupendranath experienced a significant loss at the age of four when his father died, causing the family to move to his maternal grandparents' home.
He endured another tragedy at age 22 with the death of his oldest brother, who had taken over the family responsibilities.
His participation in the Brahmo Samaj influenced his beliefs in a caste-less society and opposition to superstitions.
He edited the newspaper Jugantar Patrika, closely associating with notable figures like Sri Aurobindo.
During World War I, he actively engaged in revolutionary activities in Germany.
He presented a research paper on India’s political conditions to Vladimir Lenin in Moscow in 1921.
Datta co-founded the Calcutta Tramways Workers’ Union and was deeply involved in organizing labor movements.
He contributed to the Progressive Writers’ Association and supported community kitchens during the Bengal Famine of 1943.