Jatindra Nath Das

Jatindra Nath Das
Jatindra Nath Das
যতীন্দ্রনাথ দাস
	Jatin Das in c. 1929
Born	Jatindra Nath Das; 27 October 1904; Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India; (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Died	13 September 1929 (aged 24); Lahore, Punjab Province, British India; (now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Cause of death	Hunger strike
Other names	Khedu,Jatin Da
Occupation	Revolutionary
Employer	Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Known for	Following a 63-day hunger strike in prison; Participating in the non-cooperation movement;
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Jatindra Nath Das (Bengali: যতীন্দ্রনাথ দাস; 27 October 1904 – 13 September 1929), better known as Jatin Das, was an Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary who worked to make India independent from the British Raj and was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. He died in the Borstal Jail, Lahore after a long 63-day hunger strike for the rights of political prisoners of India's freedom struggle. He was only 24 years old when he died. His death proved to be a major incident in India's struggle for independence with more than five lakhs people attending his funeral.