Brief History of Amar Kutir

Amar Kutir was founded by freedom fighter Late Susen Mukhopadhyay in the early 1923 with objectives as envisaged by Rabindranath Tagore in his experiments in rural reconstruction at Sriniketan. The organization was closed down by British Government for accomodating freedom fighters in 1932. During this period Amar Kutir was raided by the British rulers and Mr. Mukherjee was put behind bars till 1937. The activities of Amar Kutir came to a halt. During his years in prison Mukherjee met several revolutionary leaders, notably Pannalal Dasgupta and Moni Ganguly. From 1938 when the British Government relaxed its rules and started releasing many of the revolutionaries from prison. The released begun living and working in Amar Kutir establishing a commune. They were instrumental in orginizing night classes and spreading political ideas among the rural masses. When the World War II broke out in 1939, any of the revolutionaries left Amar Kutir and were directly involved in organizing Peasant Movement in the villages. Many of them were also active during the Quit India movement in 1942.