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Dharamidhar Maity, born in 1911 in Purbba Nukha village in Purba Medinipur, was the son of businessman Gadadhar Maity. He began his education in the village Pathshala and later joined Srirampur School for higher studies.

As a student, Dharamidhar took part in the Laban Satyagraha Movement in 1930. Deeply moved by a speech from freedom fighter Ajay Kumar Mukherjee, Dharamidhar left his family business to fully commit to the Quit India Movement in 1942, carrying out various anti-colonial activities. On 28 September 1942, he and fellow villagers reached Haridaspur (Odisha) by boat, where they cut trees to block the Tamluk-Panskura road, isolating the Tamluk police station ahead of a planned mass uprising on 29 September.

When the Tamrolipto National Government was declared, he joined the Bidyut Bahini as a volunteer. After its fall in 1944, he went underground and lived in hiding in Tribeni, Hooghly for about three years to evade arrest. Post-independence, he returned to farming and his family business.

Dharamidhar Maity passed away peacefully in 1994 at his home.

Pension document issued by the Government of India.

Source: Sujatak Kumar, Contributor for CCRT.