C. R. Das

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C. R. Das was a prominent Indian nationalist leader, lawyer, and founder of the Swaraj Party, known for his major role in the freedom struggle against British rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian nationalist leader
freedom fighter
human
lawyer
politician
associatedWith Bengal Provincial Congress Committee
Calcutta Corporation
burialPlace Calcutta
causeOfDeath illness
child Bani
Chittaranjan Das Jr.
Kalyani
coFounderOf Swaraj Party
countryOfCitizenship British India
India
dateOfBirth 1870-11-05
dateOfDeath 1925-06-16
educatedAt Presidency College, Kolkata
surface form: Presidency College, Calcutta

University of Calcutta
ethnicGroup Bengali
familyName Das
founded Swaraj Party
fullName Chittaranjan Das
givenName Chittaranjan
honorificTitle Deshbandhu
knownFor defending Aurobindo Ghose in the Alipore Bomb Case
founding the Swaraj Party
leadership in the Indian independence movement
languageSpoken Bengali
English
movement Indian independence movement
Non-Cooperation Movement
surface form: non-cooperation movement
nickname Deshbandhu
notableWork defence of Aurobindo Ghose in Alipore Bomb Case
occupation barrister
journalist
politician
writer
officeContested Bengal Legislative Council
placeOfBirth Bengal Presidency
British India
Calcutta
placeOfDeath Bengal Presidency
British India
Calcutta
politicalParty Indian National Congress
Swaraj Party
positionHeld Chief Executive Officer of Calcutta Corporation
Mayor of Calcutta
President of the Indian National Congress
religion Hinduism
spouse Basanti Devi

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