Karan, Debdas : editor of Medini Bāndhab, Midnapur. During his evidence in the Al-pore Bomb Case, his mention of Drōṇa misled Norton, & the questions & answers that followed proved hilarious to the prisoners in the dock.
... writes so much against religion in the book, was not averse to using religious symbols while he was actually in the revolutionary movement. The Alipore Bomb Trial ¹ says that witness No. 82, Debdas Karan, ¹ Bijoy Krishna Bose, Ed., The Alipore Bomb Trial (Calcutta: Butterworth & Co., 1922). p. 81. Page 367 deposed that Medini Bandhava , a Midnapore... had the crest of the lion and the unicorn. This crest was "changed to the Jagaddhatri Goddess. Change was due to Hemchandra Das"! Note also that Alipore Exhibit No. 876 is a letter from Hemchandra to Debdas. So, it was not only Sri Aurobindo and other leaders who introduced Hindu symbols, it was also Mr.Hemchandra Kanungo! Page 368 APPENDIX XII Biography of Sri Aurobindo ...
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