29/04/2020
Manmath Nath Gupta (7 February 1908 – 26 October 2000) was an and of , historical and fictional books in , and . He joined the at the age of 13, and was an active member of the . He participated in the famous in 1925 and was for 14 years. On release from jail in 1937, he started writing against the British government. He was sentenced again in 1939 and was released in 1946 just a year before India's independence in 1947. He has written several books on the history of the Indian struggle for independence from a revolutionary's point of view, including – Reminiscences of a Revolutionary. He was also the editor of the Hindi literary magazine Aajkal.
He was born to Veereshvar Gupta on 7 February 1908 at Banaras in the state of United Province in British India. .
He joined the and edited the 's prestigious publications, including .
He became a member of the ( ) and remain active in the political and social movements.
He was also present as an Indian delegate in the International Symposium on India and ( ) at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 27 February 1985.
His last interview on television was telecast in India on 19 December 1997 from in a 20-minute documentary entitled .
In this interview , confessed the mistake he made on 9 August 1925 when he fired the Ma**er accidentally and a passenger was killed in the -robbery. Because of his mistake, 4 revolutionaries including his beloved leader were hanged. He also expressed regret for not also being given a death sentence, because of his young age.
He died in the night of the Indian festival of Diwali on 26 October 2000 at his residence in Nizamuddin East New Delhi. He was 92 and very active right up to his death.
