Forgotten Warriors of Indian Independence: The whole country cheered loudly for the 77th Independence Day. August 15, 1947 is engraved in Indian history in golden letters. This day annually honors the leaders of those who fight for freedom but forget the one they lead. There are countless heroes and heroines and their unwavering dedication needs to be told on the big stages.
In this article you will learn about the lesser known hero who played a vital role in the Indian struggle for freedom.
Gangu Mehtar: Gangu Mehtar or Gangu Baba was born in the village of Bithoor of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh into a Dalit family. He lived his childhood in extreme poverty. In the early days to earn a living, he also worked as a sweeper.
Gangu Baba’s move to Chunnaiganj village brought great changes in his life. He studied wrestling and later owned a wrestling ring where many young men practiced wrestling under his guidance. He was one of the most important members of Nana Saheb’s army, who single-handedly killed around 150 Britons.
Kanak Lata Barua: Kanaklata Barua also known as Birbala and Shaheed (martyr), is an Indian independence activist and AISF leader. 17-year-old Kanaklata with a heart full of love for his homeland has joined Mrityu Bahini, a death squad of young men from Assam. The Bahini decided to raise the national flag at the neighborhood police station on September 20, 1942. To do this, Barua led a group of unarmed peasants. Rebati Mahan Som, the official in charge of the police station, told the procession that their plot would have terrible consequences on the part of the police. When police opened fire on the parade after issuing a warning, it was still moving forward. Mukunda Kakoti, who was also shot, picked up the flag Barua was holding after she was shot.
Barua the young leader sacrificed his life.
Taanguturi Prakasham: Taanguturi Prakasam, commonly known as “Andhra Kesari” which means “Lion of Andhra”. Born on 23 August 1872, he is an Indian jurist, political leader, social reformer, anti-colonial nationalist and the first prime minister of Andhra Pradesh. He has been actively promoting harijan (Dalit) issues while traveling around the state. During an excursion to Harijanwada outside Ongole, he suffered severe heatstroke. He was admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad and died on 20 May 1957.
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Aruna Asaf Ali: Aruna Asaf Ali is a publisher, political activist and educator from India. She was born Aruna Ganguly on July 16, 1909, in Kalka, Haryana, into a traditionally Hindu Bengali family. She was a vocal supporter of Indian independence and is best known for raising the Indian flag during the 1942 Escape from India Movement at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay. She was awarded the title “Grandma” of the Independence Movement and “heroine of 1942” for her brave actions.
Veerpandiya Kattabonam: Veerapandiya Kattabomman was an 18th-century Palayakarrar and king of Panchalankurichi in Tamil Nadu, India. Kattabomman held his fortress at Panchalankurichi, largely unprepared, although his forces were initially able to hold off the company. His fortress was incapable of confronting British artillery, so he withdrew from the fort into the nearby woods, where he fought a British army. guerrilla campaign until his capture on 1 October 1799.
He was captured by the British with the help of the ruler of the Pudukottai kingdom, Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman, and at the age of 39, he was hanged at Kayathar on 16 October 1799.
Alluri Seetharam Raju: Indian rebel Alluri Sitarama Raju fights against British colonial power in his country. He organized the tribal people to resist the British government’s forest policies and regulations by leading a guerrilla war in the Eastern Ghats region of present-day Andhra Pradesh.
He was born Alluri Rama Raju into a Telugu speaking family. He then named himself “Sita” in honor of the young woman he loved, who tragically passed away at a young age, leaving him heartbroken.
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Maatangini Haazra: Maatangini Haazra, commonly known as Gandhi Buri(Grandma Gandhi), was born on October 19, 1870. She enthusiastically participated in the Gandhian campaign for India’s freedom. She participated in the Civil Disobedience campaign of 1930 and was the first person to be detained for violating the Salt Act. And then arrested for 6 months.
Despite her pitiful physical condition, Hazra returned to her social work in the 1930s shortly after being released from prison to help the untouchables. She worked with the men, women and children affected when the smallpox outbreak first appeared in the area.
When British Indian police shot her dead in front of Tamluk Thana on September 29, 1942, she was in charge of one of five groups of volunteers (of Vidyut Bahini) that had been assembled by the Samar Parisad (War Council). The first martyr of the ‘Leave India’ movement.
Potti Shriramulu: Indian rebel and freedom fighter Potti Sreeramulu was born on March 16, 1901. In the Andhra region, Sreeramulu is considered Amarajeevi for his self-sacrifice for the Andhra cause. He devoted his life to the establishment of a Telugu-speaking state separate from the Tamil-speaking president Madras.
He went on a 56-day hunger strike in favor of a separate state for Andhra Pradesh; he died in the process. His death sparked a riot among the public and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru announced the intention of the newly liberated nation to establish Andhra State three days after Sreeramulu’s death.
The list of unsung heroes does not end here. These notorious people, from grassroots activists to anonymous revolutionaries, have devoted themselves to fighting for freedom. It’s time we at least have them in our consciousness if not in our books.
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