B.K. Hegedewar Worked as bridge between the revolutionaries of Bengal and those of the Central Provinces


In the beginning of the 20th century, several secret organisations sprung up from various parts of the country. Bengal was a den of such activities. Its impact and influence were felt in other provinces as well. Relations between revolutionaries in Bengal and the Central Provinces began to intensify by 1909-10. Bengal led the nation in revolting against the British, and revolutionary activists of the Central Province used to look up to their eastern counterparts to strengthen their movement in their state too. When Madhavdas Sanyasi, a revolutionary from Bengal visited Nagpur, it was Keshav who was assigned the responsibility of keeping him underground. Madhavdas remained at Nagpur and its vicinity for six months before leaving for Japan. 

After completion of his senior matriculation (middle) examinations, Keshav wanted to visit Calcutta and be a part of the revolutionary scene there. His sincerity and commitment to the cause soon won the hearts of Tilakites in the Central Provinces, and they were seriously concerned about his future. Dr. Moonje and others made all efforts to get him admitted to Calcutta’s National Medical College so that he could reside at a lodge there and pursue revolutionary activity while continuing his studies as well. In his autobiography, Ramlal Vajpayee talking of this episode said that the actual purpose of Hedgewar in Calcutta was to gather information about the revolutionary movement there and to make himself a bridge between the revolutionaries of Bengal and those of the Central Provinces. He left Nagpur and arrived in Kolkata to study medicine in 1910 and joined the National Medical College which was established with the assistance of nationalist leaders. 

Police repression against revolutionaries in Bengal and particularly Calcutta was in full swing when Keshav arrived there. The government was busy identifying, banning and/or punishing revolutionary publications, organizations and individuals using Seditious Assembly Act 1907, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1908 and Indian Press Act 1910. The colonial regime was apprehending and arresting the coordinators and activists of revolutionary organizations, among whom the Bandhav Samaj, Anushilan Sadhna Samiti and Atmonnati Samiti were prominent. The number of such banned outfits was fifty. 

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