Mailara Mahadevappa
Mailara Mahadevappa (8 June 1911 – 1 April 1943), also known as Mahadeva, from the Haveri district of Karnataka state, India, was an Indian revolutionary, known for resisting British rule. Ranganayaka and Lakshmamma are his parents. At the age of 18, he accompanied Mahatma Gandhi on the Dandi March, as the only representative of the then state of Mysore. In 2018, he was depicted on a stamp issued by Indian Post, and a Memorial Trust is named in his honour.[1][2][3][4] Mailara Mahadevappa participated in non cooperation movement call given by Mahatma Gandhi and he was killed by British police on 1.4.1943, along with two other freedom fighters while breaking open Taluk office and temple treasury in Hosaritti.[5]
References
- ^ Vaddiraju, Anil Kumar (2013). Sisyphean Efforts? State Policy and Child Labour in Karnataka. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4438-4974-6.
- ^ Basavaraj, S. The Legend of Mahadevappa, Karnataka's own Bhagat Singh. News Karnataka, 31 August 2018.
- ^ Hugar, Gangadhar (15 August 2016). "Freedom fighter's tales of valour". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "India Post Issued Stamp and Sheetlet on Freedom Fighter Mahadevappa Mailara". PhilaMirror. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hugar, Gangadhar (15 August 2016). "Freedom fighter's tales of valour". The New Indina Express. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
External links
- Mailara mahadeva Trailer (2017)
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