Tapan Ghosh

Tapan Ghosh (Bengali: তপন ঘোষ) was the Hindu nationalist leader from West Bengal, India and founder of Hindu Samhati.[1]

Tapan Ghosh at Indian Association Hall , Kolkata; November, 2017

At the beginning he was the member of RSS, later he formed his own organization Hindu Samhati.

Early life

Tapan Ghosh was born on 11 May 1953 at Dakshinkhanda, Murshidabad, West Bengal. His father name was Sri Gangadhar Ghosh and mother name was smt. Anima Ghosh. He had two sisters. He never married.[2]

At the age of 13, he engaged with RSS. After completing school he went to Calcutta University and later completed his graduation in Physics. During his student life he entered student politics as a member of ABVP. He used to lead the “Buddha Amarnath Yatra” (Rajouri, J&K) with a large delegation.[3]

He traveled to different parts of India as a RSS pracharak including Delhi, Kashmir, West Bengal, Tripura, Assam etc.[4]

Forming Hindu Samhati

After serving more than three decades as a member of RSS, he felt that it was time to form a new organization to fulfil his agenda. Tapan Ghosh with his followers started Hindu Samhati in February 2008. Hindu Samhatis primary working area is Eastern India - West Bengal, Assam[5] and Jharkhand.

The main motto of Hindu Samhati is to work for Bengali Hindus and protect them from Islamic agration. Hindu Samhati, has celebrated the centenary year of Gopal Chandra Mukherjee, who “saved” many Hindu families from fanatic Muslim mob during the “Great Calcutta Killings” of 1946. [6] He was arrested by West Bengal police without any provocation, after a Ghar Wapsi program [7] arranged by his organization and one family returned back to treir original root Hinduism, falsely alleged to assault journalist. [8] Though later he get bail from Calcutta High Court along with his three arrested member [9]

Invited by UK, Israel, USA

British parliamentarian Bob Blackman invited him to the United Kingdom. Ghosh delivered his speech in a parliament committee room at Westminister. His speech was mainly about the plight of Bengali Hindus (Bangladesh as well as West Bengal) and the danger of radical Islam.[10]

He also went to the USA[11] and Israel on the invitation by the different organization (Hindu Congress of America, Indo-american Intellectual forum etc.) and delivered his speech and took interview in different television channel of America as well as israel.[12][13]

Death

In late June 2020, he was infected by COVID-19. On 11 July 2020, after spending 15 days in hospital, Tapan Ghosh died at the age of 67.[14][15]

Quotation & Final Message

"মাটি কারো বাপের নয়, দাপের হয়।"[16]

Land is not get from ancestral, it's get from power.

"উঠতি সূর্য কে নমস্কার করো ডুবন্ত সূর্যকে নয়, আর যৌবনকে স্বীকৃতি দাও ও সম্মান করো সাদা মাথাকে নয়।"

Respect Rising sun, not the sunset. Recognize and respect Young heart not old one.

References
  1. "About Us". hindusamhati.net. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  2. "Kolkata: Hindu Samhati founder Tapan Ghosh succumbs to coronavirus". The Indian Express. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  3. Dutta, Priyadarshi (2020-07-13). "The man who triggered Hindu resurgence in West Bengal". The Daily Guardian. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  4. Dutta, Priyadarshi (2020-07-13). "The man who triggered Hindu resurgence in West Bengal". The Daily Guardian. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  5. "Hindu Samhati Silchar plans a massive rally on Mahalaya morning; To demonstrate in a detention camp-replica". Barak Bulletin. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  6. Bureau, Kolkata (2014-08-18). "Celebrating the centenary of a "divisive" figure". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  7. "Tapan Ghosh: Hindu Samhati Rally turns stage into conversion platform in Kolkata". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  8. "Arrested Hindu Samhati leader Tapan Ghosh sent to police custody till February 17". India Today. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  9. editor. "Hindu Organisation Chief Tapan Ghosh Gets Bail". Kolkata24x7. Retrieved 2021-02-04.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  10. "Bengal-based Hindutva leader's speech in British Parliament draws ire". Hindustan Times. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  11. ஒருமைப்பாடு, தேசிய (2010-08-30). "Bharath is a Holy land: An Interview with Tapan Ghosh, President of Hindu Samhati in America". Bharath is a Holy land. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  12. Tapan Ghosh, Hindu Samhati on YouTube
  13. "In Calcutta, tens of thousands at pro-Israel rally by far-right Hindu movement". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  14. "Former RSS Leader Tapan Ghosh Dies Of COVID-19". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  15. "Hindu Samhati founder Tapan Ghosh passed away". Sangbad Pratidin. 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  16. "'মাটি কারও বাপের নয়, দাপের'। করোনায় প্রয়াত তপন ঘোষ – Howrah Times". Retrieved 2020-10-06.
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