Ullaskar Dutta

Ullaskar Dutta (Bengali: উল্লাসকর দত্ত) (April 16, 1885 – May 17, 1965) was an Bengali Indian revolutionary who manufactured bombs intended for use against British colonial officials.

Early life

Ullaskar was born in the village of Kalikachha in the Brahmanbaria district of present-day Bangladesh. His father Dwijadas Dutta was a member of the Brahmo Samaj and had a degree in Agriculture from the University of London. After passing entrance examination in 1903, he took admission in the Presidency College, Kolkata. However, he was rusticated from the college for hitting a British professor, Professor Russell, who made some derogatory comment about Bengalis.

Revolutionary activities

Ullaskar was a member of the Jugantar party and he became expert in bomb-making. Khudiram Bose used a bomb manufactured by Ullaskar and Hem Chandra Das in an attempt to murder brutal magistrate, Kingsford. However, police caught many members of the Jugantar group including Ullaskar Dutta, Barindra Ghosh and Khudiram.