Posted on: 12 October 2012

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On her book 'Chittagong: The Summer of 1930' on which the movie 'Chittagong' is based.

Chittagong: Summer of 1930, Part 1 brings to life the famous Chittagong Armoury Raid, led by Bengali revolutionary Surya Sen, through the memories of his young disciples and the British officers who were his contemporaries. Manoshi Bhattacharya draws upon historical records, government documents and personal reminiscences, tracing the life of the Bengalis and the British during the period. She creates a vivid picture of the armed revolution from 1900 to 1934, and brings to light one of the lesserknown yet vital episodes of India's struggle for independence.

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About the Author
Manoshi Bhattacharya is an ex-Indian Navy physician. Having discovered her passion for history and storytelling, she has to her credit Charting the Deep: A History of the Indian Naval Hydrographic Department and The Royal Rajputs: Strange Tales Stranger Truths. She currently works as a general physician in Gurgaon.


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GOOD JOB, RESPECTED AUTHOR

This has reference to Dr. Manoshi Bhattacharya chat show comment "So the surprising success enjoyed by this bunch of kids amazed the British. This is not evident until one examines the British documents. And these are not freely available”. My search on the Parliamentary debates in London about the Chittagong Uprising ,revealed that the British then treated it as any other unrest/riot with lukewarm comments. Did they realize the success much later? Below are links to some of the debates : http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1934/feb/12/terrorism#S5CV0285P0_19340212_HOC_26 http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1933/mar/06/collective-fines-chittagong-and-midnapore#S5CV0275P0_19330306_HOC_43 http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1932/feb/08/chittagong-armoury-raid#S5CV0261P0_19320208_HOC_148 http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1931/oct/05/riots-chittagong#S5CV0257P0_19311005_HOC_4

Thanks, Arindam. For the story of the 'mother of all cover ups' please look out for Part II of the book.

waiting expectently!!