How did Veer Savarkar publish his book hiding from British?

Hello friends how are you all, I hope you are all happy and healthy. In this article, today from Indian History, we are going to talk about a revolutionary, Veer Savarkar:

• who was a revolutionary as well as a great poet and writer.
• founded "Mitra Mandal" to bring people together.
• who had also suffered the terrible punishment of black water.

Let us begin the story of Veer Savarkar.

Veer Savarkar

Who was Veer Savarkar ?

Veer Savarkar was born on 28 May 1883 in a revolutionary family in Bhagur village near Nashik, Maharashtra. His full name was Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. At that time his entire family joined the revolutionaries as the British were persecuting the Indians a lot.

As a writer or poet he was fond of writing books on revolutionaries and writing poems. He completed his high school studies and went to Fergusson College, Poona to study B.A.

There he gave speeches to people on boycotting foreign products and using indigenous products. So the British also put Savarkar in jail. Savarkar was also expelled from the college for a while but later passed the B.A. After completing his B.A., Savarkar went to London to study as a barrister.

Which institutions did Veer Savarkar established?

Savarkar thought that if the country is to be freed soon, patriotism has to be awakened in the people and people have to be mobilized to awaken patriotism. People gather when there is a festival or an occasion. So Savarkar along with his friends founded "Mitra Mandal" to bring people together.

In that "Mitra Mandal", Savarkar along with his friends used to celebrate all the festivals of the country like Ganesh Utsav, Janmashtami, Shivaji Jayanti, Mahashivratri. Similarly Savarkar founded another "Abhinav Bharat" in 1904 to bring people together.

People Gathering

Even when he went to London to study, he organized the "Free So India Society" by bringing together students who had gone to London to study. In which Rani Lakshmibai, Tatiya Tope, Nana Saheb Peshwa used to talk on the topics of martyrs.

Especially all the students going to London from India used to stay at India House who were ready to do anything for the country. Madanlal Dhingra, a student friend of Savarkar, even killed officer Curzon Wylie.

How did Veer Savarkar print his book hiding from British?

Savarkar wrote a book titled "The Indian War of Independence" while studying in London. In that book, it was written about what the British had done on Hindustan in 1857. He had written the book but how to publish and print it and how to get it to the people was the question.

The British will not allow this book to be printed  Savarkar already knew it. So he thought of a trick, he made three copies of this book and sent the three copies to different places for printing. One copy was given to a friend, another copy was sent to my brother and the third copy was sent to Madame Bhikhaji Cama in France.

Madam Bhikhaji Cama printed so cleverly that she printed something else on the back of the first page and wrote the facts on the second page. Savarkar's books were printed and hit the market, but the British banned the sale of the book. Those who read the book were so much inspired by the patriotism of the martyrs, that the person use to encourage others to read the book.

Hidden Book

So people were ready to do anything for Savarkar's book. Some used to secretly put it in a grain bag and some used to send it to each other in a fruit box. If we go to see, "The Indian War of Independence" book was being smuggled in a way. Savarkar first wrote the book in Marathi language and later translated it into other languages and brought it to the people.

What was the punishment of black water given to Veer Savarkar?

Nashik Collector A.M. Jackson was shot and killed. Veer Savarkar's name came up in that murder. It was said by the British that the gun with which collector of Nasik was killed was sent by Savarkar. So in that case of murder, Savarkar was rushed from London and brought to India by sea.

Savarkar then jumped into the sea to escape from the British but the British caught Savarkar back. So the British sentenced Savarkar to 25 years of imprisonment for murder and 50 years of imprisonment for escape. Savarkar was therefore sent to the Andaman jail.

What work did Veer Savarkar do in jail?

When Savarkar was in jail in Andaman, he asked the jailer for paper and pen to write but was not given it. So Savarkar used to write poems on the prison walls with his nails. He filled the prison walls by writing poems. Even today we find Savarkar's poems in Andaman Jail. It is also said that Savarkar helped jailer's daughter in her Ph.D.

What did Veer Savarkar did after being released from the jail ?

Savarkar thought that if he complete the sentence of 50 years in jail, he will die in jail and will not be able to do anything for the country. So he needs to get out of jail by any means. So he wrote several petitions to the British government to release himself from jail.

The British government decided to release Savarkar from jail by making some conditions. The British laid some conditions that Savarkar should not leave the city of Ratnagiri and not interfere in any government work for five years. Savarkar was then released from the Andaman jail as per the conditions.

But if a revolutionary listens to the British, he would not be an effective revolutionary. He started working with the Swaraj Party immediately after coming out of jail. Also founded "Hindu Mahasabha".  He built the Patitapavan temple in the country where people of all religions could visit.

They say to keep Sanskrit or Hindi as one language so that there is no difference in language. He was very sad when Pakistan was separated from India. Savarkar was also captured and then released when Gandhi was shot dead by Nathuram Godse after independence.

Conclusion:

As Veer Savarkar came of age, it happened to him that now it is time for him to end. Then he gave up medicine and food by his own and died on 26 February 1966.

We have seen in this article how Veer Savarkar instills patriotism among the people of the country through a pamphlet and encouraged new Freedom Fighters. Revolutionaries like Subhash Chandra Bose, Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad were inspired to give freedom to the country after reading his book "The Indian War of Independence". He wrote 600 poems while in jail. He also wrote books like Andamanki Guz, Mazi Janmtip, Hindutva. His photo was also printed on postage stamps of India in his honour.

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What promise Rani Laxmibai sought from her loyal comrades?

 Hello dear readers! How are you all ? I hope you are having fun and staying healthy. In this article today we are going to talk about a brave woman freedom fighter from Indian History, Rani Laxmibai who was also known as "Jhasi ki Rani"

• who protected her fort by fighting day and night
• who fought bravely against the British with his four-year-old son tied on his back
• as her husband died suddenly and her son was only four years old, the responsibility of taking over the throne fell on her

So let's go ahead and find out about the great queen of Jhansi.

Rani Laxmibai

Who was Rani Laxmibai ?

"Khood Ladi Mardani Wo To Jhansi Wali Rani Thi". Rani Laxmibai or Jhasi ki Rani was considered the heroine of the Indian freedom struggle. She was born in Varanasi on 19 November 1828 to Moropant Tambe and Bhagirthibai. Her childhood name was Manikarnika. which was changed to Laxmibai after her marriage.

Manikarnika was learning weaponry along with literature since she was only four years old. She was very skilled in weaponry, she was proficient in both hand swords. She was married to King Gangadhar Rao Nivarak of Jhansi of 14 years. After marriage, she became the queen of Jhansi, Laxmibai.

Why did Laxmibai adopt Damodar even though he was a son?

Rani Laxmibai gave birth to a son in Gangadhar Rao's house in 1851. Her son was named Damodar. But Damodar died within four months due to some reason. Father Gangadhar could not bear the shock of his son's death so his health was deteriorating day by day due to the loss of his son's love. So both the husband and wife decided to adopt the son.

Gangadhar Rao adopted a four-year-old son from his brother and named the son Damodar. So that the memory of his son remains and after a few days Gangadhar Rao dies.

What was the Khalsa policy of the British ?

Lord Dalhousie was the British Governor in India at that time. He introduced a new law in India. The law was that if a king had no children of his own, the entire property of the king would be incorporated with the East India Company. and that King will be pensioned by the British Government.

If a king has no children of his own and if a king adopts a son, that too will not be accepted. This was Lord Dalhousie's expropriation policy which can also be called the Khalsa policy.

For what did Rani Laxmibai wrote statement letter in London ?

The British government knew that Rani Laxmibai had no children of her own and that Damodar was an adopted son. So Lord Dalhousie applied the rule of Khalsa policy to Jhansi also.

Rani Laxmibai writing statement letter

But Rani Laxmibai refused to accept the Khalsa policy and wrote a letter to London court with the advice of Johnlaug who was a lawyer. But her petition was rejected and the fort was ordered to be evacuated.

Why was Rani Laxmibai preparing her own army ?

The British asked Rani Laxmibai to vacate the Jhansi fort and move to the Rani Mahal. But she refused to vacate the fort of Jhansi and said that she will not give her Jhansi to anyone. Now she realizes that the British are not the one to sit still and their troops will need to attack the fort.

So Rani Laxmibai was already preparing and building a new army with the help of other states. Women were also being trained in that army along with men. In her army many maharathis viz Sundar Mudanr, Dosh Khan, Gulab Khan, Lalabhau Bakshi, Khuda Bux, Moti Bai, Kashi Bai, etc. were involved as many as 24 thousand soldiers. Laxmibai bravely faced the British invasion of Jhansi.

But since the British army was big and strong, Laxmibai could not face the British for a long time. So she strapped her four-year-old son on her back and jumped down from the fort on her horse and went by the back way.

How Tatya Tope helped Rani Laxmibai in Kalpi ?

Rani Laxmibai reaches Kalpi with her troops as the British capture the fort of Jhansi. She takes refuge in Kalpi along with her soldiers after some time. But the British reach Kalpi chasing Laxmibai and invade Kalpi. Then she defeats the British invasion with the help of Tatya Tope and conquers Kalpi.

The British again invade Kalpi and this time the British win. Defeated at Kalpi for the second time, Rani Laxmibai moves towards Gwalior with her allies and troops. and by invading Gwalior, the fort of Gwalior was conquered by Rani Laxmibai.

 

What difficulty Rani Laxmibai faced in Gwalior ?

The British invade Gwalior after knowing that Rani Laxmibai has conquered Gwalior. She was finding it difficult to fight due to the sudden invasion of the British. Even though she was advancing like a storm, facing the enemy and killing the soldiers. After sometime she got very tired and injured in the war.

Rani Laxmibai

So she turned her horse in another direction. But the horse could not go as far as it should. Because this horse was not a trained horse of Rani Laxmibai and the horse did not support her much. So Rani Laxmibai fell badly injured in the battle.

What promise Rani Laxmibai sought from her loyal comrades?

Laxmibai wore men's clothes so the British could not recognize her. But she falls down injured and is seen by Rani's loyal servant Ramachandrarao Deshmukh who lifts the queen to Gangadas Baba's hut nearby.

Then she asks for a promise from her comrade that my body should not fall into the hands of the British under any circumstances. Saying these words, she died. So the loyal servants cremate Rani Laxmibai's dead body inside the hut. So that her dead body does not fall into the hands of the British.

Conclusion:

In this article we have seen that Laxmibai derives the title of Queen Laxmibai of Jhansi from Manikarnika. She did not follow the Khalsa policy of the British. Even the dead body of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi does not fall into the hands of the British. Rani Laxmibai was born in Varanasi and died in Gwalior.

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Why did Mangal Pandey joined British Government?

Hello! Greetings from me to all my readers, I hope you are all healthy and happy. Today from our Indian history, we are going to get information about Mangal Pandey who was such a Freedom Fighter:

• who sacrificed his life for the country.
• who did not hesitate at all to shoot the British officer.
• the British authorities were swayed by his revolution.
• one among India's first independent soldier.

So let us begin the article about Mangal Pandey whose name is written in golden letters in Indian History.

Mangal Pandey

Who was Mangal Pandey ?

Mangal Pandey was born on 19 July 1827 in Nagwa village of Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. His father's name was Diwakar Pandey and mother's name was Abhay Rani. Being from a Brahmin family, he had great respect for religion. He was a wrestler since childhood.

Mangal Pandey was one among the first freedom fighters of India who was the first soldier to spread the spark of freedom in the hearts of the Indian people to free India from the slavery of the British. He rebelled against the British to liberate the country without caring about his life.

The British East India Company considered Mangal Pandey a rebel but Indians consider Mangal Pandey a hero of the freedom struggle.

Why did Mangal Pandey joined British Government?

By 1857, the whole of India had come under the control of the British. So the British started doing their own thing in India. The British had started imposing taxes on all the goods.

The British could not see a poor man cultivating his own land, so even the cultivators began to be taxed. The people of India were tired of paying taxes to the British. Thinking so, the British government levied taxes on all the goods. He started working with the British East India Company, believing that he would join the British Army. At that time he was 22 years old.

Why the fire of rebellion spread all over India ?

The British East India Company gave the soldiers a new type of rifle to use. The rifle was used in a different way. If a bullet is to be inserted into a rifle, earlier it was used by opening the bullet from the mouth and inserting it into the rifle.

People believed that the bullets used in rifles were made from cow and pig fat. Cows are considered sacred in Hinduism, while pigs are considered sacred by Muslims. Both Hindus and Muslims were working in the British Army.

Mangal Pandey, coming from a Brahmin family, had great respect for his religion. Gradually the fire of rebellion spread all over India

For what reason did the British hate Hindus and Muslims?

There was a lot of discussion among the soldiers about the bullet made of fat, that the British had corrupted our religion. Because of fat, Hindus and Muslims were very angry with the British government, but no one dared to speak.

Mangal Pandey himself was a Brahmin and the British government makes them do this. At that time people did not tolerate injustice towards religion. Mangal Pandey got very angry as if he had been enslaved by the British all these years and his anger had burst out all at once.

People outrage

Mangal Pandey, along with many soldiers, involved them to revolt against the British. Taking the soldiers with him, he went to Lieutenant Martin Baugh, the officer of the regiment, with planning. On reaching there, he challenged him.

Why Mangal Pandey was given death sentence?

On March 29, 1857, at one o'clock in the afternoon, Mangal Pandey challenged the officer Lieutenant Martin Baugh. British pet soldiers already informed Lt. Martin Baugh about Mangal Pandey coming to mutiny. Hearing Mangal Pandey's speech, the officer came out as Lt. Martin Baugh, at the same time Mangal Pandey, red with anger, shot the officer Lt. Martin Baugh with his gun.

Mangal Pandey

Officer Lt. Martin Baugh was not shot but fell from his horse. At that time, Mangal Pandey took a sword from a soldier standing by and ran after Lt. Baugh and grabbed him by the collar and made his condition worse. He soon freed himself from Mangal Pandey's hold and ordered the soldiers to arrest Mangal Pandey, but he alone was too heavy against ten to fall in anyone's hands.

So Lt. Baugh called Major Ishur to take some more troops with him. Because Mangal Pandey had already started the rebellion and no one seemed to be able to control it. Major Ishur arrived there with the troops and found Mangal Pandey and his colleagues in the field spreading the fire of mutiny.

Major Ishur ordered the platoon of soldiers who came with him to arrest Mangal Pandey. British troops were more, Mangal Pandey's allies were less and Mangal Pandey was also in no condition to face the British troops. So he easily got arrested.

Mangal Pandey was given the death penalty ten days ago for what?

The British government arrested Mangal Pandey for sedition and ordered his immediate execution. The British were afraid of the anger in Mangal Pandey's eyes, a kind of outrage and the fire of rebellion among the people.

If Mangal Pandey was given a moderate punishment as a strong warrior, this man was more likely to rebel again against the British. Therefore they decided to hang him on 18 April 1857.

On 29 March 1857, he rebelled against the British and announced that he would be hanged on 18 April 1857. Afraid of Mangal Pandey's rebellion, the British had sentenced Mangal Pandey to death ten days earlier which was 8 April.

What caused after the news of Mangal Pandey's death penalty?

Mangal Pandey was hanged in public in front of people. A Brahmin was killed in public, and people were furiously outraged. People started raising slogans against the British and gradually the fire of rebellion spread all over India. From that day the rule of the British started to shake.

The British East India Company considered Mangal Pandey a rebel but Indians consider Mangal Pandey a hero of the freedom struggle. The place where Mangal Pandey was executed is known as 'Shaheed Mangal Pandey Maha Udhan'. Government of India issued postage stamps in the name of Mangal Pandey on 5th October 1984.

Conclusion:

In this article we have seen many struggles in the life of Mangal Pandey. The rebellions they committed, the punishments meted out to them and many other things. Here I would like to conclude my article.

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Why did Nana Saheb Peshwa send his friend to London court?

Hello reader friends, how are you all. I hope everyone is having fun and being healthy. Today we are going to talk about Nana Saheb Peshwa, who was such a Freedom Fighter of India:

• who sent his petitioner to the London court for his rights.
• whose allies were independence fighters like Tatya Tope and Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi.
• who did not come into the hands of the British till they were alive.

So let's get information about one of the the great Freedom Fighter of Indian History

Nana Saheb Peshwa

Who was Nana Saheb Peshwa ?

Nana Saheb Peshwa was born on 19 May 1824 in the house of Bithoor resident Madhavanarayan Rao(Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh). Bajirao Peshwa himself had no children of his own, so he adopted a son from his cousin Madhavanarayan. Nana Saheb Peshwa was the adopted son of Bajirao Peshwa II. His earlier name was Govind Dhodhupanth, after adoption he changed it to Nana Saheb Peshwa.

Along with Manikarnika (Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi) and Tatya Tope, he grew up and received education together. Even after growing up, they did not leave each other's side and kept helping each other. He was very fond of elephants, horses and camels. At that time he was also fond of sculpture of India.

Why did Nana Saheb Peshwa send his friend to London court ?

The British made a law that a king who had no children should sell his kingdom to the British government. This was also called the "usurpation policy" of the British government. Bajirao Peshwa also had no children of his own, so his property was also confiscated by the British government. Bajirao Peshwa was given a pension of eight lakhs by the British government which was closed after his death.

Nana Saheb Peshwa had no shortage of wealth but he said that how the British can grab the entire property, we must get whatever pension we have. He wrote many letters to the British to get the pension started. He also sent his friend Azim Ullah to London regarding pension but his words were not heard in the London court. The British also grabbed the property of rulers like Rani Lakshmibai, Nana Saheb Peshwa in this way.

How did Nana Saheb Peshwa gained Kanpur fort ?

The British were running their arbitrary rule in the country. The rulers were fed up with things like partition of the state, policies of the British, increase in taxes. So Nana Saheb Peshwa, together with all the rulers, announced the war by letter to Major Kayun Hing Villar of Kanpur and invaded at 10 o'clock on 6 June.

Surrounding Fort

The British were fighting from inside the fort and Nana Saheb Peshwa was fighting with his allies from the bar of the fort. He surrounded the fort of Kanpur from all sides. The British could not get out of the fort and the arms, ammunition etc. of the British were also running out.

So the British had no option but to negotiate with Nana Saheb and thus they sent one of their men to him with a proposal to negotiate. He heard about the proposal sent by the British and told British to leave the fort of Kanpur and go to Allahabad by way of Satichora Ghat.

Where was Nana Saheb Peshwa going secretly from the British ?

Britishers regained the Kanpur fort and Nana Saheb Peshwa lost it again. Now the British were looking for him. No one knew where he was. Then someone brings news that he has died.

British

But the British were not ready to accept this. The British said that he was hiding somewhere. When Tatya Tope and Rani Lakshmibai invaded Gwalior and conquered Gwalior then Nana Saheb Peshwa was declared as the ruler of Gwalior.

Then the British were convinced that Nana Saheb Peshwa was alive. But when the British captured Kanpur he was secretly going to Deokhari (in Nepal) without informing anyone. There, King Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal helped him.

Conclusion:

In this article we come to know that Nana Saheb Peshwa stayed in "Deokhari" in Nepal. It is said that he died on 6 October 1858 at the age of 34 due to a severe fever. Many also say that a letter written by him was found and from that it is known that he came back from Nepal to Gujarat.

In Gujarat, Yogendra Dayananda stayed with Maharaj, who seemed to be a relative of Nana Saheb Peshwa's Sanskrit professor and he says that he died in Gujarat in 1903. Nana Saheb Peshwa is also known as Balaji Bajirao Peshwa. He ruled Kanpur till age of 20.

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What Dayanand Saraswati did for public welfare?

Hello dear readers, how are you all. I hope you are all happy and healthy. Welcome to Gaurav Sangrah If we see, many individuals have contributed to make our country prosperous in Indian History. But today we are going to talk about such a personality who was neither a king nor a soldier but he was a spiritual leader named Dayanand Saraswati:

• who gave up idolatry after seeing rats in temples,
• who also climbed the Himalayas in search of a Guru,
• whose motto was "Return to the Vedas" for India,
• even today some institutions are running made by him.

Let us further consider the words of our social reformer Dayanand Saraswati.

Dayanand Saraswati

Who was Dayanand Saraswati ?

Dayanand Saraswati was born on 12 February 1824 in a prosperous Brahmin family in Gujarat. As the child was born in Mulanakshatra, the parents named the child Mulashankar. Further on he got the name Dayananda Saraswati from Mula Shankara. Since Mula Shankar was from a happy and Brahmin family, his father arranged for a Guru for Mula Shankar's education at home only. He was a bright and charismatic child since childhood. He started memorising Yajurveda, Rudrarveda and other Vedas along with their grammar.

What thought did Dayananda Saraswati get after seeing rats eating God's prasad ?

Temple

As Dayanand Saraswati belonged to a Brahmin clan, his family had great faith in Pujapatha and Bhajanakirtan. Once on the eve of Shivratri, Dayanand Saraswati was explained the glory of Shivratri by his father and was taken to the temple for darshan at night. Dayananda Saraswati saw in the temple that the prasad which was offered to lord Shiva was being spoiled by rats eating the prasad.

Dayananda Saraswati got a thought after seeing the rats eating the prasad placed before God that what is the point of performing idol worship or fasting if the Lord cannot protect his own prasad by himself. He came home in anger, broke his fast and protested for idol worship.

Why did Dayanand Saraswati abandon home ?

Many times Dayanand Saraswati questioned his parents that is it necessary to walk with terms of the world. Some of these questions of Dayanand Saraswati used to worry his parents. If Dayananda continues to behave like this, he will become an ascetic. Due to this fear his parents started talking about Dayanand Saraswati's marriage. Marriage will bring wife in Dayanand's life and change in his behavior. Dayanand Saraswati was told about marriage and thus he left the house without telling anyone.

How did Dayananda Saraswati meet Guru ?

After leaving home, Dayananda Saraswati traveled all over the country in search of a Guru but could not find a suitable Guru. So he went to Saraswati Himalayas. There he did penance for 10 to 12 years while staying on the Himalayas, and due to its influence, he also attained divine consciousness. He then came from the Himalayas to Mathura where he met Ravjanath Saraswati who was a blind guru.

Dayananda Saraswati went in search of a suitable Guru and found him in Ravjanath Saraswati. So he considered Rvajnath Saraswati as his Guru. Even Guru Ravjanath Saraswati was impressed by Dayananda Saraswati's nature and charitable behavior. Ravjanath Saraswati himself gave the name Dayananda Saraswati from Mulashankar.

When did Dayananda Saraswati establish the Arya Samaj ?

Dayananda Saraswati noticed that some superstitions were spreading among the people. So Dayananda Saraswati founded "Arya Samaj" in 1875 to make people aware. The leaders of the organization helped people in problems like drought. Also when there was an earthquake or a flood in a place, the leaders of the organization would also rush to save the people. Arya Samaj was first established in Mumbai. Later he was transfered from Mumbai to Lahore. At that time, Pakistan was part of India and was later partitioned.

What are the principles of Arya Samaj ?

The 10 Principles of Arya Samaj are:

1. Understand the Vedas
2. Know Vedana Mantra
3. Have faith in God but do not worship idols.
4. Do Karma Souls are immortal.
5. Don't waste money on pilgrimage instead help a needy person.
6. There is no difference between God, Jesus or Allah.
7. Educate women.
8. Oppose child marriage and polygamy.
9. Encourage widow marriage.
10. Promote Hindi and Sanskrit language.

What Dayanand Saraswati did for public welfare ?

Even though Dayananda Saraswati was a Brahmin himself, he did not hesitate to speak against Brahmins, such heroes we had in our Indian History. He said that earlier greedy and ignorant Pandits had changed the mention of scriptures and Puranas. He even gave the formula to the people to "turn back to the Vedas". True verses we get to understand and know from Vedas, he also wrote some books to make people aware. 

Dayanand Saraswati writing book

He said that there is no high caste or low caste, all are equal, all are known by their own karma and not by their castes. He also started schools and colleges for education. Even today you can see high schools etc. being run by DAV (Dayanand Anglo Vadik) Trust in most cities.

Why was Dayanand Saraswati killed by poisoning ?

Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur invited Dayanand Saraswati to his palace one day. So Dayananda went to the palace to meet Saraswati Maharaj. In the palace it was seen that Maharaj was drinking and watching the dance of a dancer. At the same time Dayanand Saraswati told Jaswant Singh that Maharaj all this does not beautify you and is not suitable for you.

The dancer felt insulted by Dayanand Saraswati's speech and walked away. To avenge his insult, she mixed poison in the syrup and sent it to Dayananda Saraswati. Dayananda Saraswati's health deteriorated after drinking poisoned syrup and later died.

Conclusion:

Dayanand Saraswati also wrote a book named "Santyartha Prakash" for the welfare of people. Even today we can see "Kirti Mandir" built by him in Punjab. He died at the hands of a woman in Ajmer on 30 October 1883 on Diwali. Even after his death the Arya Samaj was continued by members like Lala Hansraj, Pandit Gurudatta, Lala Lajpatrai, Swami Sadananda and even today it runs in countries like Asia, Europe, America.

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Why Tatya Tope was against the British regarding pension?

Hello friends., how are you all. I hope everyone is healthy and having fun. Today we are going to talk about commanding officer Tatya Tope:

• who forbid the sleep of the British
• who is also known as best rebel general in Indian History
• who was very proficient in martial arts.
• who used to round the British in one area and disappear himself.

So let us expand further.

Tatya Tope

Who was Tatya Tope ?

Tatya Tope was born on 1814 in Yeola (Nashik, Maharashtra) to a Maratha Brahmin family. His mother's name was Rukhmabai and father's name was Pandurang Rao. His father Pandurang Rao worked in the court of Bajirao Peshwa. Pandurang was a special man of Bajirao Peshwa.

Bajirao Peshwa lost the war with the British, so Bajirao Peshwa had to leave the Rajpat of Pune and moved to Bithur near Kanpur. Pandurang also came to Bithur with his family along with Bajirao Peshwa. Tatya Tope grew up with Nana Saheb and Manu (Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi) and studied together. Tatya Tope also worked with the East India Company but left because of injustice by the Britishers.

How did Tatya Tope got the name?

Tatya Tope's real name was Ramachandra Pandurang Yevlekar. Later he got the name Tatya Tope. There story behind it was, once he caught an employee of the court for corruption. So Bajirao Peshwa was pleased and made Tatya Tope wear a cap studded with diamonds. From that day he was named Tope and Tatya means leader in Marathi thus Tatya Tope was a skilled general. Hence the name Tatya Tope got from Ramachandra.

Why Tatya Tope was against the British regarding pension?

A new law was introduced in the country by Lord Dalhousie. The rules of the law were that if a king or landlord had no biological children of his own, that king or landlord had to hand over all his property and land property to the East India Company. If a king adopted someone's son as his heir, that too was not accepted.

Similarly, since Bajirao Peshwa also did not have his own son, the British government seized Bajirao Peshwa's property. And as per the decided scheme Bajirao Peshwa was being given pension by the British Government. As long as Bajirao Peshwa was alive, the British government used to give pension to Bajirao Peshwa. But after the death of Bajirao Peshwa, Nana Saheb Peshwa, who was the adopted son of Bajirao Peshwa, was stopped by the British government from giving pension. So Tatya Tope was against the British over pension.

Using what tactics Tatya Tope use to attack Britishers ?

He suddenly used to come out of the hills to attack the British and then suddenly used to get disappear into the hills. The British also used to chase him but he never falled into the hand of the British. Tatya Tope made britishers chased him from the valley of Vidya to the Aravalli mountain chain and killed them as they got tired.

Soldiers searching Tatya Tope

How did Tatya Tope helped Queen Lakshmibai of Jhansi?

There were more than 20,000 soldiers in Tatya Tope's army. Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi sent a message to him for help. As soon as the message was received, he went to help Rani Lakshmibai, because they knew each other from childhood. Tatya Tope along with Rani Lakshmibai invaded Kalpi and conquered it.

Kalpi Invasion

Then they went to Gwalior but their they were defeated. Rani Lakshmibai was killed in the Battle of Gwalior and Tatya Tope escaped. Tatya Tope did not kept his camp at one place, he kept changing his place. In this way he did not fall into the hands of the British.

Who betrayed Tatya Tope?

One day Tatya Tope was resting in the forest of Paron. He was seen resting in the forest by someone and he spoke to King Mansingh of Narwar region. King Mansingh had some enmity with Tatya Tope. So he sent a message to the British that Tatya Tope was in the forest of Paron. The British suddenly attacked Tatya Tope where he was resting. He was suddenly surrounded by the British invasion and was captured by the British as they did not get a chance to fight back and Tatya Tope was hanged at Shivpuri by the British government.

Conclusion:

In this article we saw that Tatya Tope died on 18 April 1859 in Shivpuri. He lived only 45 years. He fought as many as 150 battles and some of them were defeated but he did not gave up. He continued to face the British by building a new army, due to which he is also known as best rebel general of India. He also killed around 10,000 British soldiers. The government also printed postage stamps in memory of Tatya Tope and effigies were also placed on public roads.

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Why Tipu Sultan is known as world's first missile man?

 Hello dear readers, how are you all, I hope everyone is having fun and being healthy. Today in this article we are going to talk about a Freedom Fighter Tipu Sultan:

• who is known as the world's first missile man in Indian History,
• also called the tiger of Mysore,
• the British were afraid of his name alone,

Let's know some information about King Tipu Sultan of Mysore.

Who was Tipu Sultan?

Tipu Sultan was born on 20 November 1750 in Devanahalli (now Bangalore, Karnataka). Sultan Saeed Walsharif was Fateh Tipu Sultan's full name. His father Hyder Ali himself was not much educated so he invited teachers from abroad  to education his son Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan was trained in horse riding, archery, javelin throwing, sword fighting from his childhood.

He was also knowledgeable in languages ​​like Persian, Arabic, Tamil, English, Urdu. He had books of history, science, maths etc. like different languages ​​and books for learning something new. There was a library in the palace in which he had more than 2000 books. He wrote a book called "Fathoo Mujahideen" in which different methods of warfare were written.

Why people use to call "Tiger of Mysore" to Tipu Sultan?

One day Tipu Sultan went hunting in the forest with his friend. There suddenly a tiger came in front of him. The gun falls from his hands as a tiger suddenly comes in front of him. But bravely faced the tiger and killed the tiger by taking the gun lying down. From that day the people of Mysore started calling Tipu Sultan the Tiger of Mysore.

Tipu Sultan

Why did Tipu Sultan take the signatures of the British on important documents?

The British attacked Mysore many times. But Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan were overwhelming the British. After some time Hyder Ali died and after that, Tipu Sultan took over the throne. Tipu Sultan was 22 years old when he ascended the throne. The British, becoming naïve, were invading Mysore from time to time. So once Tipu Sultan defeated the British and took the signature of the British on some important documents. The British had to accept some conditions in it. London was shocked by this defeat of the British.

Taking Signature

Why Tipu Sultan is known as world's first missile man?

Tipu Sultan used his intelligence to create a weapon that was overwhelming the British. He created armed rockets after looking at the rockets used in firecrackers that are fired in Diwali. Those rockets used to go to the enemy's territory and cause a lot of damage to the enemy. The rocket built by Tipu Sultan was the first rocket in the world.

His method of making rockets was used in making missiles. So Tipu Sultan was known as the world's first missile man. It is known that when the British defeated Tipu Sultan in the war, the British stole the method of making rockets from Tipu Sultan's palace. All the missiles or fighter jets that America makes today are mostly made by Tipu Sultan's method.

World's First Missile Man

How did Tipu Sultan died?

It was impossible for the British to defeat Tipu Sultan. So the British had given a lot of money to the special men living in the palace of Tipu Sultan and turned them towards themselves. A special man of Tipu Sultan's palace named Mirzadiq used to deliver the necessary news to the British of the palace. One day the British got a hint that Tipu Sultan did not have much army at present. So the British and the Marathas suddenly attacked his fort at night.

Tipu Sultan was sitting for dinner in his palace when the invasion took place. As soon as he came to know that the enemy had invaded, he got up from his meal. Then his loyal men told him that you should go from the back way and they will take over there. Tipu Sultan then told his loyal companions that a day's life of a tiger is better than a year's life of a jackal.

We have heard this phrase many times, but this phrase was first spoken by Tipu Sultan. He was unprepared for the sudden invasion and had very little army. However, he fought very bravely. He fought as long as he had strength in his body and finally he was martyred while fighting.

What did the British steal from Tipu Sultan's palace?

If you look, the British utilzed a lot in India and ruled over it and are still they are utilizing India while staying in England. All the precious things that the British took away from India, they have kept in the museum. People all over the world pay money to visit the museum in London to see the precious things. If India's product stayed in India, all these people would come to India to see and India's earnings would also be earned.

Similarly, the British took away some of Tipu Sultan's valuables from his palace. Like:

• a jeweled sword,
• a cap worn during war,
• a mechanized tiger attacking the British,
• valuable books

Conclusion:

This article shows how bravely Tipu Sultan faced the British and died while fighting on 4 May 1799. After hearing the news of Tipu Sultan's death, the British said that "From today, India has become ours". The day he died was celebrated like a festival in London. His effigy and a sword can be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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