Surendra Sai

Surendra Sai

The man died in obscurity deepite protecting Western Orissa from the British rule along with a few other comrdes. Eligible as the next in line to ht ethrone of Sambalpur after the death of Maharaja Sai in 1827. he helped the lower caste tribal people in Sambalpur against the British by encouraging their language and culture development.
Affectionately called. Bira by the local people because of his swordsmanship. He began protesting from the age of 18 years andspent some 17 years in jail after that. But he continued the protest till 1882. when he surrendered and went to jail. He spent 20 years in prison after his surrender. Also Sambalpur was the last patch of land to be occupied by the British except for the princely state and it is said that it was largely due to the efforts of Sai.

Rani Gaidinliu

Rani Gaidinliu

Rani was a Naga spiritual and political leader who led a revolt against the British rule in India, and was also staunchly against the conversion of Naga. religious practitioners to Christianity. At the age of 13. She joined the Heraka religious movement that her cousin had initiated, which later turned into a political movement that tried to drive the British away from Manipur and nearby Naga regions.

She was 16 at the tie of her arrest, and was put into life imprisonment by the British. Five years later. In 1937. Nehru visited and promised to get her out and gave her the title 'Rani".

She was released in 1947, after which she continued to work for the community. She was also awarded a Padma Bhushan.

Surya Sen

Surya Sen

He was also known as masterda, Sen was born on October, 18, 1893. at Noapara, Chittagong, Bengal (now in East Pakistan). he was son of Sri rajmani Sen. Se joined the Revolutionary party in 1918. Tok part in the Non-co-operation Movement in 1921.

He become the leader of the Revolutionary organization known as part in organizing the political dacoity in the pahartali railway office on December 23, 1923. He escaped arrest & remained underground. He set up revolutionary centers in the tea-garden areas of Assam. Silchar, Karimganj, Gauhati. Sibasagar. etc.,Arrested agaub ub 1924 and detained the famous raid on the British armory at Chittagong on April 18, 1930.

He also led the attack on the armory and seized the magazines and gaurd room. He fought against British soldiers on the Jalalabad Hill on April 22, 1930. He evaded arrest by the police and directed revolutionary activities from his secret hide-out. Detected in the house of Sabitri Chakrabarty at Patiya and surrounded by a squad andd slipped away after a brief encounter.

Sen was again surrounded by armed police and soldiers at Goirala on February 16, 1933. He gave a tough fight but was family captured. Subjected to brutal beating and torture by the police. Sentenced to death. He died on the gallows in the Chittagong Jail on January 11, 1934.

Peer Ali Khan & Peer Baksh

Peer Ali Khan

He was born about 1812 at Patna, Bihar. He was a bookseller. Khan played a leading role in the organization of the Great Revolt of 1857 in the district in July 1857. He was captured by the British after the defeat of the rebel forces. The british executed him by hanging.

Peer Baksh

Peer was a resident of Dlhi. He fought against the British forces of Delhi. Peer retreated towards Jaipur State after the defeat of the rebel forces. After that he was capptured by the British. At Hindan in Distt. Sawal Madhopur. Rajasthan. Peer was rescued by soldiers of the Jaipur State Army stationed at Hindan, who rebelled against the British. He was captured again by British Troops and imprisoned at Agra. This time peer was sentenced to death and executed by hanging at Agra in 1857.

Raut Baji

Raut Baji

Raut was born in 1926 at village, Nikanthepur Dhenkanal in Odisha. Son of Shri Hari Rauf Baji was a boat man and volunteer of the Praja Mandal in the Dhenkanal State. He undertook the task of keeping vigil on the movement of the state police and troops at the Nikanthapur Ghat on the Brahmini river during the reign of terror let loose against the people by the State authorities in 1938. On the night of october 10, 1938, a number of policemen and soldiers tried to force him to take them across the river in his boat. The twelve-year old boy refused to do so and told them that they were enemies of the people.

A Soldier struck him on his head with the butt of his gun and his skull was fractured. Despite his serious injuries, re raised an alarm and warned the villagers about the arrival of the soldiers and policemen.

He died the same night due to excessive loss of blood A mob of villagers collected at the ghat and tried to prevent the soldiers from crossing the river. Several villagers were killed in firing by the troops.

The bravery and patriotism of young Baji Raut. has been immortalized in the poem ' Boatman' by the famous Oriya poet, Sachi Routray.

Vanchinathan

Vanchinathan

He was born in Shenkottai. Trinelveli district, Tamilnadu. Vanchinathan alias Sankara Iyer was son of Shri Raghupathy Iyer.

He had studied upto primary standard and joined Forest Department. He took part in revolutionary activities against the British Rule.

He also organized a society known as Bharatha Matha Sangam with the aim of killing all the british Officers in India.

He had attacked and killed Mr. Ashe, the collector of Trinelveli, on June 17, 1911. When British pressurized him he died immediately after wants by committing suicide.

Chapekar Brothers

Chapekar Brothers

Freedom fighters Damodar Hari Chapekar and his brothers Balkrishna and Vinayak Chapekar were born in Chinehwad, district, Pune, Maharashtra. On June 22, 1897. 

The three brothers set out to kill British officer Walter Charies Rand who had handied the plague in Pune in a high-handed manner. Another police officer Lt. Charles Ayrest who was passing by was also shot by Balkrishna Chapeker. Eventually, Damodar his brothers and their friend Mahadev Ranade were caught and hanged.

Pingali Venkaiah

Pingali Venkaiah

Pingali venkaiah was born on 2nd, August 1876 in Bhatlapenimarru, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. He was an accomplished person on many fronts. He served in the British Indian Army during the Anglo-Boer wars in South Africa. It was there he came in contact with Mahatma Gandhi and was influenced by his ideology. During the National Conference of Indian National Congress at Kakinada. He suggested that we should have a flag of our own. Gandhi liked this idea and said it would be good if he could come up with a design. During the National Conference at Vijayawada. He proposed the Tricolour with charkha at the middle. Gandhi liked the flag and this was later adopted as the National flag of India with the Ashok Chakra at the center. He died on 4th, July'1963.

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