Suresh Biswas
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Col. Suresh Biswas was a famous 19th century adventurer from India
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district in Bengal
. A Christian convert, Biswas had travelled to England as a stowaway at age fifteen. After he arrived in England he drifted through several occupations, before becoming an animal trainer in a circus in Kent. He travelled with the circus to Hamburg.
After that, he migrated to Brazil
(probably one of the first Indians to do so), and fought valiantly in the Brazilian army (late 19th century).
He was made a Lieutenant
in the army (and a Colonel too, later).In spite of showing remarkable courage during the upsurge of rebellion he was not properly felicitated simply because of racial discrimination(he was after all a non white Hindu Asiatic in the white dominated catholic Brazil).
Colonel Biswas however settled down in Brazil as he was enchanted by the natural beauty of the country. He died there in 1905.
's novel "Chhinnamastar Abhishap" (Trans: The Curse of the Goddess), featuring the famous fictional detective, Feluda
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Life
Suresh Biswas was born in 1861 in Nathpur in NadiaNadia
Nadia is a female given name of Slavic / Eastern European origin. See Nadia .Nadia may refer to:-In sports:* Nadia Comăneci , Romanian Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast* Nadia Cortassa , Italian triathlete...
district in Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
. A Christian convert, Biswas had travelled to England as a stowaway at age fifteen. After he arrived in England he drifted through several occupations, before becoming an animal trainer in a circus in Kent. He travelled with the circus to Hamburg.
After that, he migrated to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
(probably one of the first Indians to do so), and fought valiantly in the Brazilian army (late 19th century).
He was made a Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the army (and a Colonel too, later).In spite of showing remarkable courage during the upsurge of rebellion he was not properly felicitated simply because of racial discrimination(he was after all a non white Hindu Asiatic in the white dominated catholic Brazil).
Colonel Biswas however settled down in Brazil as he was enchanted by the natural beauty of the country. He died there in 1905.
Trivia
Not too many written records remain of the legendary adventurer, but he was mentioned in Satyajit RaySatyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
's novel "Chhinnamastar Abhishap" (Trans: The Curse of the Goddess), featuring the famous fictional detective, Feluda
Feluda
Feluda, or Prodosh Chandra Mitra, who uses the anglicised name Pradosh C. Mitter, is a fictional private investigator starring in a series of Bengali novels and short stories written by the famous Indian Bengali film director and writer Satyajit Ray. The detective lives at Rajani Sen Road,...
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