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Veer Kunwar Singh: Tale of a Rajput king who defeated the East Indian Company multiple times | The First War of Independence
Veer Kunwar Singh was the leader of Bihar region during the first war of Independence. He was born in April 1777 at Jagdishpur (Bihar). His father i.e. Raja Shahabzada Singh was the direct descendant of the great Rajput king Raja Bhoja whose anecdotes are still alive in stories and folks songs. His mother’s name was Rani Panchratan
Azizan Bai: Incessant Struggle of a Courtesan (prostitute) to liberate India from the clutches of British Raj in the First War of Independence 1857
But there were some freedom fighters of 1857 whose stories are yet to be told. One of them was the famous Courtesan (prostitute) of Kanpur who worked as a spy for Nana Saheb and even took up arms to fight against the White masters.
Her name was Azizan Bai
How Udham Singh took revenge of Jallianwala bagh massacre from General Dyer after 21 long years
Udham Singh shot two bullets at Lieutenant Governor Michael O’Dwyer. At the same time ,Udham Singh also shot Lawrence Dundas and critically injured Louis Dane too.
Udham Singh didn’t even try to escape and allowed himself to be arrested as a proud son of Bharat Mata and a true patriot