Sarat Chandra Bose was an Indian barrister and independence activist.
Sarat Chandra Bose was born in Cuttack, Odisha. He got his MA from Presidency College, Kolkata in 1909 and became a legal practitioner in 1911. He was enrolled in the Honourable Society of Lincoln Inn’s Society and practiced as a Barrister in England from 1912-1914.
He was born to Janakinath Bose (father) and Prabhabati Devi in Cuttack, Odisha on 6 September 1889. The family originally hailed from Kodalia (now Subhashgram), South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.[1] He belonged to the kulin Kayastha family. His father was descended from the Boses of Mahinagar (South 24 Parganas) while his mother Prabhabati Devi was part of the famous Dutt family of Hatkhola in north Kolkata.[2] She gave birth to fourteen children, six daughters and eight sons, among whom were leftist leader Sarat Chandra Bose, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and distinguished cardiologist Dr. Sunil Chandra Bose. Sarat had two elder sisters. They were Pramilabala Mitra and Saralabala Dey. He had an elder brother, Satish Chandra Bose. He had six younger brothers, namely: Suresh Chandra Bose, Sudhir Chandra Bose, Dr. Sunil Chandra Bose (1894 – 17 Nov 1953), Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945), Sailesh Chandra Bose and Santosh Chandra Bose. He had four younger sisters, they were Tarubala Roy, Malina Dutt, Protiva Mitra, and Kanaklata Mitra.

He was a member of the Bengal Legislative Council and was a part of the Indian National Congress. Bose was also elected as an Alderman multiple times in the Calcutta Corporation.

Role in India’s Independence Movement:

Bose left his professional practice to join the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930. He supported and bankrolled the revolutionaries in Bangalore. He was arrested in 1932 for three years due to his involvement in the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Bose was involved with parties having socialist alignment such as the Forward Bloc, founded by his brother Subash Chandra Bose. He was placed under house arrest on 11th December 1941, over British suspicion that he was colluding with Japanese forces. He was under such arrest for four years.

Contribution to Constitution Making:

Bose was elected to the Assembly from Bengal, through a Congress ticket. However, his term in the Constituent Assembly was short-lived due to his disagreement with the Congress on partition of Bengal and Punjab.

Later Contributions:

Bose vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and Punjab over religious lines and he resigned from the Congress Working Committee on 6th January 1947. He started a protest campaign against Mountbatten Plan in February 1947 and strived for the formation of a United Independent Bengal.

He envisaged India to become a Socialist Republic and published newspapers such as The Socialist Republican, Mahajati, and The Nation to voice his opinions. He even formed the Socialist Republican Party in August 1947.