Amar Shahid Bandhu Singh
Amar Shahid Bandhu Singh was a guerrilla who fought against the British Raj in India.
Amar Shahid Bandhu Singh | |
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 Special Cover was released on his 178th Birth Day from Gorakhpur | |
| Born | 1 May 1833 Dumari, Gorakhpur |
| Died | 12 August 1858 |
| Cause of death | Hanging |
| Resting place | Shahid Bandhu Singh Smarak, Gorakhpur 26.3911°N 82.3216°E |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Bandhu Singh |
| Known for | Freedom Fighter |
Bandhu Singh was born on 1 May 1833 in a Kshatriya(Rajput) Zamindar family of Babu Shiv Prasad Singh of Dumari Riyasat. He had five brothers named Dal Hamman Singh, Tejai Singh, Fateh Singh, Jheenak Singh and Karia Singh. He was a devotee of Tarkulaha Devi. He was finally arrested by the British along with Prabhu Chand of Chillupar,Gorakhpur. He was hanged publicly at Ali Nagar Chauraha in Gorakhpur on 12 August 1858 but luckily Prabhu Chand escaped to Nepal to his daughter Samrajya Laxmi Devi of Nepal. There is a month-long Mela (funfair) every year starting from Chaitra Ramnavami at the Tarkulaha Devi Temple. People from far-flung locations visit Amar Shahid was a freedom fighter ‘Tarkulaha Mela’ to shop for their annual requirements of Garam Masala (Indian Spices) and to enjoy the traditional ‘Nautanki’ (drama), Nag Kanya shows and small circuses. Also, Tarkulaha Devi Temple was Shaheed Bandhu Singh's favourite place.