Gangu Baba
Gangu Baba ಗಂಗಪ್ಪ ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿ | |
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 Gangu Baba just before being hanged on 8th Sept.1859 in Chunniganjh, Kanpur | |
| Born | |
| Died | 8th Sept.1859 |
| Organization | Nana Saheb Peshwa Army ,1857 Mutiny against Britishers |
| Movement | Indian Independence movement |
Ganga Baba (ಗಂಗಪ್ಪ ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿ), or Gangu Baba was a participant in Indian Rebellion of 1857.He belonged to Valmiki community living around Bithoor village of Uttar Pradesh.ಈ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಸೇನಾನಿಯ ಹೆಸರು ಗಂಗಪ್ಪ ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿ. ಏಕಾಂಗಿಯಾಗಿ ಹೋರಾಡಿ ಬರೋಬ್ಬರಿ 200 ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷರ ಹೆಣ ಉರುಳಿಸಿದ್ದರು. 1859 ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 18 ರಂದು ಇವರನ್ನು ಖಾನಾಪುರದ ನಡುರಸ್ತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗಲ್ಲಿಗೇರಿಸಲಾಯಿತು.
ದೌರ್ಭಾಗ್ಯ, ಇವರು ಯಾವ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಪುಟ ಸೇರಿಲ್ಲ. ಗಂಗಪ್ಪ ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಮರಿಸುವ ಕೆಲಸ ಇಲ್ಲಿವರೆಗೂ ಮಾಡಿಲ್ಲ.
Story in oral tradition
There are many stories about the bravery and good deeds of Gangu Baba. While he was returning from forest with dead tiger on his back. Nana Saheb Peshwa then the king of Bithoor passed with his army from that place. He saw Gangu Baba with a tiger on his back. He was extremely impressed and asked Gangu Baba to join his army as he already had initiated a battle against Britishers at that time. Gangu Baba readily accepted.[1]
According to oral traditions of Dalits in the villages near Bithoor, he alone killed 150 British soldiers with his sword. This annoyed the Britishers who issued circulars to arrest him dead or alive. Ultimately, he was arrested. The British soldiers tied him to a horse and dragged his body up to Kanpur. Then they hanged him in Chunniganj. [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Bates, Crispin (30 October 2013). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume V: Muslim, Dalit and Subaltern Narratives. ISBN 9788132118640.
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