Gopal Mukherjee, or “Gopal Pantha” was a meat trader by profession, but remembered as a freedom fighter by history. Gopal was the nephew of freedom fighter Anukul Chandra Mukherjee, but forged his own legacy during the Great Calcutta Killings of August, 1946. Gopal stood against Muslim League and built a civilian resistance of nearly 800 youths to protect victim families.