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.
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