Nalini Das (revolutionary)

Nalini Das was born in present-day Shahbazpur, Bhola District, Bangladesh. His father's name was Durgamohan Das. He began his education in Bhola. While in the fifth grade, he participated in strikes and was imprisoned. He passed matriculation from Bhola Government High School in 1928 and enrolled in the I.Sc. class at Brojomohun College in Barisal. He was also a noted football player in Barisal during that time. However, due to legal cases, he could not sit for the final exams. ==Work in the Communist Party of India==

After being released from prison in September 1946, Nalini Das became an active and dedicated worker of the Communist Party of India. He worked with resistance committees in riot-affected Calcutta during communal violence. == Activities in Barisal==

After the Partition of India, Nalini Das moved to Barisal and became involved in peasant movements in the Bhola region. Since 1958, while in hiding, he worked to organize the Communist Party in various villages of Barisal. He participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. For the welfare of the people, he donated all his movable and immovable property to the Durgamohan Trust. ==Jail and underground life==

Out of his 70 years of life, Nalini Das spent 23 years in imprisonment in places like the Cellular Jail in the Andamans, various jails in British India, India, and Pakistan. He spent over 20 years living in hiding. His book, Swadhinata Sangrame Dweepantorer Bandi ("Prisoner in the Islands during the Freedom Struggle") contains vivid descriptions of his 23 years of incarceration and 20–21 years of underground life. ==References==