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Vishwanath Mathur was an Indian independence activist.[1] Also known as Biswanath,[2] was arrested in 1930 for his anti-government activities.[3] He was also jailed in Port Blair's Cellular Jail for his role in the Patna/Gaya Conspiracy Case[2] as part of independence movement.[4][1]
1934 Gaya Conspiracy Case - Independence movement
[edit]In year 1934, he along with other freedom fighters Dr Kesho Parsad,[5][6] Shayama Charan Bharatwar, Mohit Chandra Adhikari, Suraj Nath Chaubey, Ram Pratap Singh, Kanai Lal Michir, Mahavir Michir, Shayam Krishna Agrawal, and Shamdev Narayan went to Cellular jail. He spent 4 years in cellular jail.[7]
A founding member of the ex-Andaman Political Prisoners' Fraternity Circle, he also served as the President of the All India Freedom Fighters' Association.[8]
Post-independence activity
[edit]Initially, he was the member of Indian National Congress, later he joined Communist Party of India.[2] In 2003, he criticized the Indian Parliament's decision to hang portrait of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in the Parliament. He added Savarkar was a "coward being portrayed as a revolutionary".[9]
He died in 2004 at the age of 92 due to cardiac arrest at the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.[10] Indian Prime minister Manmohan Singh said Mathur was a "cherished link with our freedom struggle".[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 The Indian Journal of Political Science. Indian Political Science Association. 2006. p. 880-885. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- 1 2 3 "Gaya Conspiracy Case". The Nehru Archive. 1937-11-03. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Rannjan, Dr Manish (2022-02-10). Bihar General Knowledge 2022 For Bpsc & Other Competitive Exams: Bestseller Book by Dr. Manish Rannjan: Bihar General Knowledge 2022 for BPSC & Other Competitive Exams. Prabhat Prakashan. p. 81. ISBN 978-93-5488-165-7. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "Freedom fighters, historians oppose move". The Hindu. 25 February 2003. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019.
- ↑ Sinha, K.P. (1996). "Hindustan Socialist Republican Association and S.c. Barthuar of Bihar". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 57: 688–695. ISSN 2249-1937.
- ↑ Shayama Charan Bharthuar And Ors. vs Emperor on 21 March 1934
- ↑ List of freedom fighters sent to Cellular Jail
- ↑ "Old packs, new GST: Why your soap bar may get bigger soon". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
- ↑ "Freedom fighters, historians oppose move". The Hindu. 25 February 2003. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019.
- ↑ "Nation". The Tribune, Chandigarh, India. 2004-06-12. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ Trade Union Record. All-India Trade Union Congress. 2004. p. 14. Retrieved 2025-09-06.