Sibnath Banerjee

Sibnath Banerjee was an Indian revolutionary and trade union leader{{cite web|title=In quest of freedom: Sibnath Banerjee and his times {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/24382256|access-date=2022-11-29|website=www.worldcat.org|language=en}} who founded the Hind Mazdoor Sabha,{{cite web|title=Sibnath Banerjee|url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/district-reopsitory-detail.htm?3067|access-date=2022-11-29|website=Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India|language=English |last1=Mahotsav |first1=Amrit }} and served as President of the All India Trade Union Congress.{{cite web|title=AITUC booklet on the occasion of completing its hundred years on 31st October 2020|url=https://www.wftucentral.org/aituc-booklet-on-the-occasion-of-completing-its-hundred-years-on-31st-october-2020/|access-date=2022-11-29|website=World Federation of Trade Unions|date=30 October 2020 |language=en-US}}

Personal life

File:Meerut prisoners outside the jail.jpg prisoners taken outside the jail. Back row (left to right): K. N. Sehgal, S. S. Josh, H. L. Hutchinson, Shaukat Usmani, B. F. Bradley, A. Prasad, P. Spratt, G. Adhikari. Middle row: R. R. Mitra, Gopen Chakravarti, Kishori Lal Ghosh, L. R. Kadam, D. R. Thengdi, Goura Shanker, S. Bannerjee, K. N. Joglekar, P. C. Joshi, Muzaffar Ahmad. Front row: M. G. Desai, D. Goswami, R. S. Nimbkar, S. S. Mirajkar, S. A. Dange, S. V. Ghate, Gopal Basak.]]

He was born on 11 July 1897.{{cite web|date=2018-06-22|title=Sibnath Banerjee|url=https://istampgallery.com/sibnath-banerjee/|access-date=2022-12-01|website=iStampGallery|language=en-US}} In 1935, he was arrested by the British government.{{cite web|title=Mr Sibnath Banerjee (Arrest)|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1935-04-15/debates/c3accf69-0b67-47a2-bfbf-e8df57fe5040/MrSibnathBanerjee(Arrest)|website=Hansard - UK Parliament}} He died on 16 February 1937.{{cite web|date=2022-02-16|title=On this day: Birth of Guru Ravidas, first rail service between India and Nepal, death of Dadasaheb Phalke and more|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/on-this-day-guru-ravidas-jayanti-dadasaheb-phalke-death-anniversary-1644997931-1|access-date=2022-12-01|website=Jagranjosh.com}}

Honor

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In 1997, the India Post honored him by issuing a commemorative stamp.{{cite web|title=COMMEMORATIVE STAMP|url=https://www.indiapost.gov.in/VAS/Pages/News/Indian_Postage_Stamp_Catalogue_1947-2011.pdf|website=India Post}}

References

Category:Indian revolutionaries

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:Prisoners and detainees of British India