Medinipur's 'Burge Town' Bungalow: A Dilapidated Relic of India's Freedom Struggle
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Medinipur's 'Burge Town' Bungalow: A Dilapidated Relic of India's Freedom Struggle
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News18•04-03-2026, 12:35
Medinipur's 'Burge Town' Bungalow: A Dilapidated Relic of India's Freedom Struggle
•Medinipur played a crucial role in India's independence movement, known for revolutionaries like Khudiram Bose, Anathbandhu Panja, and Mrigendranath Dutta.
•Burge Town housed the British District Magistrate's bungalow, which served as the administrative center during colonial rule.
•DM Burge, notorious for oppression, was assassinated in September 1933 by revolutionaries Anathbandhu Panja and Mrigendranath Dutta.
•The bungalow, where Burge lived and administrative decisions were made, is now dilapidated and covered in weeds.
•Despite its ruin, the 'Burge Town' bungalow stands as a living document, narrating tales of oppression and rebellion from the freedom struggle.