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Biography
Narayan Sen (1912–1956) was a Bengali revolutionary in the Indian independence movement. He was born in British India, present-day Bangladesh. His father's name was Sureshchandra Sen.
Education
Narayan Sen was born in Bogra district of Bangladesh on 1912. After passing his matriculation exam he came to his maternal grandparents house at Chittagong. Then Chittagong was the center point of the revolutionary activities of Masterda Surya Sen. Narayan Sen joined with the revolutionary team.
Revolutionary activities
Surya Sen led a group of revolutionaries on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury. Narayan sen took part on the attack. The plan was elaborate and included seizing of arms from the armoury as well as destruction of communication system of the city (including telephone, telegraph and railway), thereby isolating Chittagong from the rest of British India. However, although the group could loot the arms, they failed to get the ammunition. They hoisted the Indian National Flag on the premises of the armoury, and then escaped. A few days later, a large fraction of the revolutionary group was cornered in the nearby Jalalabad hills by the British troops. In the ensuing fight, twelve revolutionaries died, many were arrested, while some managed to flee, including Sen. Police then declared 500 taka for Narayan Sen but failed to capture him.
Death
Eighteen years Sen lives here and there with different looks and different names, Then he returns at Kolkata and live by the fake name Onath Roy. Nobody knew his real name. He discloses his real identity at 12 January 1948 at the death anniversary of Surya Sen. He died at 8 September 1956.