Satyendranath Majumdar

Satyendranath Majumdar
Native name
সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ মজুমদার
Born1891 (1891)
Jalpaiguri, British India (present-day West Bengal, India)
Died17 October 1954(1954-10-17) (aged 62–63)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationWriter, journalist, and editor
LanguageBengali
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Notable worksVivekananda Charit

Satyendranath Majumdar (Bengali: সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ মজুমদার) (1891 – 17 October 1954) was one of the most fearless, energetic and uncompromising journalists and editors in the pre-independence Bengali and Indian press of the early 20th century. [1] He was the early editor of Anandabazar Patrika. During his time, the Bangla literary magazine Desh was first published.[1]

Early life

Satyendranath Majumdar was born in 1891 in Jalpaiguri, (now in West Bengal), in undivided Bengal. Their paternal home was in Mymensingh district, now in Bangladesh. His father was Mahim Chandra Majumdar. During his childhood, he was accompanied by Bankim Chandra Sen, another journalist of his same age from Tangail. In his youth, he gained the companionship of Acharya Brajendranath Seal. Later, he came to Kolkata and traveled to Belur Math for a few days and received initiation from Sarada Devi. During this time, he wrote the biography of Swami Vivekananda titled Vivekanda Charit as per the wishes of Swami Saradananda.[2]

Carrer

He was heavily Influenced by the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi, he joined the Swadeshi movement. He came to know Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, and after coming close to him, he started working as a journalist in the newspaper "Narayan" edited by Deshbandhu. In the meantime, he met Suresh Chandra Majumdar, one of the founders of Anandabazar Patrika. At his invitation, he joined the editorial department from the beginning of the publication of Anandabazar Patrika in 1922. He was the editor of Anandabazar Patrika from 1926 to 6 January 1941. After taking over the responsibility of editing, he brought his childhood friend Bankim Chandra Sen to the editorial department. When the weekly literary magazine Desh of the Anandabazar Patrika group was published on 24 November 1933, he became its first editor. Later, however, Bankim Chandra edited "Desh". During this time, he occupied a prominent place in the world of newspapers with his fearless and energetic writing. The newspaper also played an important role in awakening patriotism and nationalism. As an editor, he had to suffer torture. In 1930, the British government began to take legal action for publishing an article titled "The Quest for the Liberation of India" and writing about Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Thus, from 1930 onwards, he was imprisoned three times as a result of his patriotism. In 1939, he toured the entire North India with Subhash Chandra Bose for two months. His editorials during World War II, especially his insightful articles on Russia and Eastern European countries, are particularly noteworthy. After 1941, he edited the newspapers 'Swaraj', 'Satya Yug', 'Arani' etc. During the Great War, he became the head of the branch office of the Globe News Service of Great Britain. In 1951, he toured Soviet Russia and Europe.[3]

Bibliography

Some of his notable works are listed below:

  • Vivekananda Charit [4]
  • Amar Dekha Russia [5]
  • Mouna Mukhar Cellular Jail [6]
  • Samaj O Sahitya [7]
  • Canada [8]
  • Stalin [9]
  • Jawharlal Nehru Atmacharit [10]
  • Amar Dekha Russia [11]
  • Jibanprasanga [12]

Death

Journalist-editor Satyendranath passed away in Calcutta on October 17, 1954.[13]

References

  1. ^ Sen Gupta, Subodh; Basu, Anjali (August 2016). Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan. Kolkata: Sahitya Samsad. p. 556. ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  2. ^ Sen Gupta, Subodh; Basu, Anjali (August 2016). Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan. Kolkata: Sahitya Samsad. p. 556. ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ Sen Gupta, Subodh; Basu, Anjali (August 2016). Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan. Kolkata: Sahitya Samsad. p. 556. ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ^ Majumdar, Satyendranath (1949). Vivekananda Charit (Ed. 7th) (in Bengali). Ananda Hindutan Prokasani, Calcutta. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ^ Majumder, Satyendranath (1952). Amar Dekha Russia (in Bengali). New Age Publishers Ltd, Calcutta. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. ^ Majumdar, Satyendra Narayan (1959). Mouna Mukhar Cellular Jail (in Bengali). K. P. Bagchi And Company, Calcutta. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  7. ^ Majumdar, Satyendranath (1945). Samaj O Sahitya (Ed. 2) (in Bengali). Kolkata: Shachindranath Mukhopadhyay. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  8. ^ Satyendranath Majumdar. Canada. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  9. ^ Styalin (ed. 2). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  10. ^ Satyendranath Majumdar. Jawharlal Nehru Atmacharit (ed. 2). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  11. ^ Amar Dekha Russia. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  12. ^ Satyendranath Majumdar. Jibanprasanga (ed. 1). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  13. ^ Sen Gupta, Subodh; Basu, Anjali (August 2016). Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan. Kolkata: Sahitya Samsad. p. 556. ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
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