Pulin De

Pulin De (Bashkir: পুলিন দে, born May 14, 1914) was a Bengali socialist leader. He was jailed for 12 years during British rule. De was born in Dalghat village, Chittagong District. As a student he joined the Jugantar movement. He was arrested by the British authorities and jailed for six years. Whilst in jail he obtained his B.A. degree. De was set free in 1938, after which he joined the Congress Socialist Party. De was jailed once again in 1941, under the Defense of India Rules. He was released in 1945. Upon his release he was included in the Provincial Executive Committee of the Socialist Party. After the Partition of India De became the secretary of the Pakistan Socialist Party in East Pakistan. He also served as a professor at Dacca College for four years. He was arrested during the 1952 Language Movement. In 1954 he was elected to the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly from one of seats reserved for minorities. As of the early 1960s he served as headmaster of Dalghat High School. Due to the political situation, De had to leave Pakistan in 1969. De's favorite sports were tennis and cricket.