Chittaranjan Das Quotes


We stand then for freedom, because we claim the right to develop our own individuality and evolve our own destiny along our own lines, unembarrassed by what Western civilization has to teach us and unhampered by the institutions which the West has imposed.


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Chittaranjan Das, 1870–1925, Indian Politician, December 1921

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Chittaranjan Das
Chittaranjan Das
  • Born: November 5, 1870
  • Died: June 16, 1925
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Activist, Lawyer

Chittaranjan Das, popularly called Deshbandhu (Friend of the Nation), was an Indian freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer during the Indian independence movement and founder-leader of the Swaraj Party (Independence party) in Bengal during British occupation in India. His name is abbreviated as C. R. Das.