Matadin Bhangi
Matadin Valmiki | |
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| Born | |
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| Occupation | British East India Company |
| Known for | Indian independence fighter[1] |
Matadin Valmiki was an Indian freedom fighter who played a key part in the events immediately preceding the outbreak of the Indian rebellion of 1857.[2][3][4] He was a Valmiki sepoy (sipahi) in British East India Company.[5] Mangal Pandey refused water to him as he was considered Low Caste for being from Valmiki caste.[6] He was first person who sowed seeds of 1857 revolt.[7][8]
Legacy
In 2015, Meerut Municipal Corporation named Hapur Adda crossing at Meerut as Shaheed Matadin Chowk as a tribute to him.[9]
See also
References
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- ^ "UNWRITING HISTORY". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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- ^ "A good time to mourn?". DNA India. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "India's First War Of Independence: The Dalit Connection". People's Democracy. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Kumar, Darshna (10 May 2019). "Back In Time: 162 Years Ago Today, India Took Its First Step Towards Independence With The Sepoy Mutiny". ED Times | The Youth Blog. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Bates, Crispin (30 October 2013). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume V: Muslim, Dalit and Subaltern Narratives. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 9788132119029.
- ^ Naimiśarāya, Mohanadāsa (2010). Dalit Freedom Fighters. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 9788121210201.
- ^ Sharma, Pankul. "Three city roads to be renamed after historical figures". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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